Employer of record services in Portugal
Grow your team in Portugal without an entity. Payroll, benefits, taxes and compliance, all handled in one easy-to-use platform.
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“Their expertise and understanding of the unique hiring, payment, and human resource practices in each country has been nothing short of outstanding. Our Client Success Manager, has done just that … ensured our success. Her availability and willingness to engage on a personal level has made all the difference.”
“Excellent service, especially from our account manager who has gone above and beyond to help us use the platform effectively. Our manager, significantly simplifies my workload. It is like having your own TopSource HR representative on your team.”
“TopSource has been our go-to resource for international hiring. They are responsive, thorough, respectful and knowledgeable. The Client Success team has provided us with the utmost customer service, and the more we use TopSource, the more, it gives us access to more resources and knowledge.”
Employing in Portugal made simple
Growing your workforce in Portugal doesn’t need to be complex. Speak with our team to see how TopSource EOR makes it easy to hire in new countries, without setting up entities or getting lost in local regulations.
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More than an Employer of Record.
Employer of Record services are only one way that we help you accelerate your global growth goals. From talent advisory to entity management, we give you the tools you need to research, enter and expand into your key markets.
Market Selection Advisory
Compare available talent, compensation, additional costs and regulations across different countries
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Talent Acquisition
Find, hire & onboard the highly skilled team members you need in each locality.
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Talent Strategy Optimization
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. We manage Social Security (TSU) contributions, which run at roughly 23.75% of gross salary for the employer, along with IRS income tax withholding. Portuguese law mandates 14 salary payments a year: 12 monthly payments plus a holiday subsidy and a Christmas subsidy, each equal to a month’s salary, and we build these into payroll from the start rather than treating them as optional bonuses.
A meal allowance (subsídio de alimentação) is close to universal in Portugal and often paid via a meal card for favorable tax treatment, alongside private health insurance, which shortens specialist wait times versus the public SNS system. Competitive employers also add life insurance and flexible or remote work policies, given Portugal’s growing popularity as a nearshore tech hub.
Notice periods range from 15 to 75 days depending on contract type and tenure, and Portugal’s Labour Code sets out detailed, cause-specific dismissal procedures that are among the more protective in the EU. Severance calculations were reformed in 2012 to reduce entitlements for newer contracts, so the applicable formula depends on when the contract began, which is easy to miscalculate without local expertise.
An EOR can typically onboard within one to two weeks for Social Security registration and contract issuance, compared with the several weeks needed to incorporate a Portuguese entity and register with the tax authority and Social Security as a new employer. Portugal’s popularity as a nearshore hub for EU-time-zone tech talent makes this a common first EU hire for many companies.
Portugal’s 14-payment salary structure and detailed, cause-specific dismissal rules require ongoing local administration to get right. An EOR manages that compliance and the associated liability, letting you access Portugal’s growing tech talent pool quickly without incorporation costs or an in-country payroll function.
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