Glossary

subsídio de férias e de Natal

Published 8 November 2026, 21:11
subsídio de férias e subsídio de Natal

Two extra payments a year — holiday pay and Christmas pay, each roughly a month's salary. That is why people in Portugal talk about 14 salaries a year. They are paid in summer and in December, or in monthly instalments (duodécimos).

Where you come across it. Discussions about pay; your payslip.
When an employer quotes a salary, check whether these two payments are included and how they will be paid.