subsídio de férias
Published 8 November 2026, 21:11
subsídio de férias (holiday pay)
A separate annual payment equal to basic pay plus regular allowances, on top of your normal pay for the days of leave. It is paid before the holiday starts; in the year you join and the year you leave, it is calculated pro rata to the time worked.
Where you come across it. Talk of "14 salaries", final pay when leaving a job, comparing job offers.
It can also be paid in twelfths, one each month — then there is no separate payment in summer, but the annual amount is the same. Not paying it is a very serious offence for an employer.
Official website: diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2009-34546475