certificado de trabalho
Published 8 November 2026, 22:31
certificado de trabalho (certificate of employment)
A certificate the employer must issue when a contract ends, stating when the worker started and finished and what positions they held. Anything else is included only at the worker's request (Código do Trabalho, article 341).
Where you come across it. Final settlement on dismissal; looking for a new job.
This is not the document needed for unemployment benefit: for that, you need a declaração de situação de desemprego.
Official website: diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2009-34546475