Easily manage employment in Portugal

By law, full-time workers in Portugal are entitled to 22 days of holiday leave per year.

Expecting mothers are entitled to up to 30 days of pregnancy leave before the birth and at least 6 weeks mandatory weeks after the birth of the child, between 17 and 21 weeks, for which the first 6 weeks after the birth are mandatory for the mother. The remaining 11 or 15 weeks can be shared between the parents.

Partner/paternity leave is up to 28 days, of which 21 days are compulsory within 42 days of the birth of the child and 7 days mandatory immediately after birth.

Adoption or foster leave: upon adoption of a child under the age of 15 or have taken in a foster child, employees are entitled to the same amount of leave as under parental/ maternity/ paternity/ partner leave. Emergency and short absence leave: intended for unforeseen personal circumstances for which an employee has to take time off immediately. Examples include making arrangements for the care of a sick family member or in the event of a death in the family. Unpaid leave: the employee may take unpaid leave in consultation with the employer on a full-time or part-time basis. There is no legal requirements to unpaid leave. Special or extraordinary leave: may include leave for giving official notice of an intended marriage, marriage of a family member, moving house, funeral of a family member, a service or wedding anniversary, an interview or for consulting a doctor.