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Payment in Portugal

Employee pay regulations in Portugal

Minimum wage

Minimum monthly salary is €870

Frequency

Payroll is monthly with employees receiving 14 salaries. Twelve are for each month of the year, the 13th payment is vacation pay, and the 14th is Christmas pay. Subject to agreement with the employee, half of the 13th and 14th payments can be spread over the 12 payroll payments but must be shown separately on the payslip.

Payday

Pay day is usually on the last working day of the month.

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