acidente de trabalho
Published 8 November 2026, 22:31
acidente de trabalho (accident at work)
An injury at the workplace during working hours, and also on the way to and from work if the person was travelling by their usual route at the usual time (Law 98/2009, articles 8 and 9). The employer's insurer pays for treatment and 70% of pay for the days off work.
Where you come across it. An injury at work: on a building site, in a kitchen, on the way to work.
You must tell your employer within 48 hours, preferably in writing.
Official website: diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2009-58661980