What to confirm before signing.
Start with the job description
Set out responsibilities, objectives, reporting line, workplace and start date.
Confirm the working terms
Hours, pay, holiday, probation, training and applicable benefits.
Define the contract boundaries
Confirm remote work, equipment and expenses. Fixed-term or cross-border work needs adaptation.
1. Start with a clear job description
Before filling in the contract, prepare a job description that sets out the employee's responsibilities, the role's objectives and the reporting line. Confirm the professional category, workplace and start date too.
2. Confirm the working terms
Agree the hours, pay, benefits, holiday entitlement and probation period. Confirm the professional-training obligations that apply to the role and how the company will meet them.
The Portuguese text is the governing version of this bilingual template. The English text is a reference translation and should match the Portuguese agreement.
3. Define the remote-work arrangement
For remote or hybrid work, define the usual workplace, equipment, additional expenses and contact or attendance rules. Confirm the applicable health, safety and data-protection policies too.
4. What this template does not cover
This template does not cover fixed-term hires, executive appointments, work performed outside Portugal, equity plans or complex incentives, non-compete clauses, complex intellectual property arrangements, regulated roles, immigration, collective bargaining or employee monitoring.
If any of these situations applies, or the hire is non-standard in another way, the template needs specific review before use. The contract should be adapted to the specific case before signing.
- Portuguese Labour Code, Articles 106–112 and 165–169-B.
- Directive (EU) 2019/1152, Articles 4–7.
- General Data Protection Regulation, Articles 5, 6 and 13.
