🇵🇹 Portugal · Employment & Labor

Hiring rules, employment contracts, payroll, social insurance, and EOR options.

Employment in Portugal follows the Labour Code; the public employment institute (IEFP) supports job-seekers with registration and training.

  • The Labour Code sets contracts, working time, holidays and dismissal rules.
  • IEFP offers job-matching, training and support.
  • Employees are covered by social security funded through contributions.

Official authorities

  • IEFP

    Institute for Employment and Vocational Training.

Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.

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