banco de horas
Published 8 November 2026, 22:31
banco de horas (hours bank)
An arrangement under which you work more in some weeks and less in others, and the extra hours are taken as time off or paid. It is allowed only under a collective agreement or after a vote of the workers; since 2019 it cannot be agreed individually (Código do Trabalho, articles 208 and 208-B).
Where you come across it. Rotas in retail, manufacturing and restaurants.
Without a collective agreement or a vote, the extra hours count as overtime and must be paid.
Official website: diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2009-34546475