Did you know? Employment law in Portugal
In this preview of our Portugal International Employment Law Guide, our international editors reveal some intriguing facts about employment law in Portugal.
Published: March 10, 2025 | by Rocio Carracedo Lopez, international legal editor, and Ronelle Barreto, international legal editor
When you’re running a multijurisdictional organization — or even when you’re just working or trading with organizations in different territories — you need to be aware of differences in local culture and law. To help you do this, Brightmine is launching the ultimate resource for navigating employment law in Portugal — the Portugal International Employment Law Guide.
From parental leave to flexible working, our international editors reveal some intriguing facts about Portuguese employment laws.
We are thrilled to announce the newest addition to our series of international employment law guides – the Portugal International Employment Law Guide. This comprehensive resource is designed to provide a clear understanding of Portugal’s employment laws, covering the entire lifecycle of an employee. Authored by a top legal firm, the guide focuses on employment law compliance and simplifies complex legal jargon. It offers concise summaries of relevant legislation and regulations that are updated on a monthly basis, ensuring readers stay up to date with accurate and current information.
We will be adding Portugal as a new country guide to join our suite of 40+ employment law guides for HR professionals with staff outside the US. Register your interest.
About the authors
Rocio Carracedo Lopez
International Legal Editor, Brightmine
Ro has 10 years’ experience as a researcher, writer and editor in multi-jurisdictional employment law. In her role as an International legal editor at Brightmine she manages, edits and publishes a large portfolio of international guides and leads the rolling out of new initiatives to enhance the guides.
Prior to joining Brightmine, Ro held a number of roles writing content on HR and employment law including country comparative reports, eBooks, whitepapers, top tips, case analysis, news reports and FAQs. Ro has a law degree (LLB) from the University of Exeter. As part of her degree, she studied at the University of Deusto, Bilbao. She also has an MA (LLM) in European legal studies from the University of Bristol.
Ro speaks fluent Spanish and conversational French.
Ronelle (Elle) Barreto
International Legal Editor, Brightmine
Elle focuses on editing the International country guides, collaborating with local lawyers to provide updates and insights into the legislation for different jurisdictions.
Elle is a former practicing employment law attorney with over 20 years’ experience in the public, corporate and political sectors in both South Africa and the UK. Before joining Brightmine, she served as a litigation attorney, senior manager for KPMG’s employment law advisory practice, parliamentary researcher (labour and public enterprises) and HR manager. In addition to a legal career, Elle has more than five years’ experience in academic research focusing on trends in the legal framework around precarious forms of work.
Elle holds a PhD in Business and Law (UK), Masters in Research in Business Management (UK), Masters in Employment Law (South Africa), Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (South Africa), and BA in Law and Industrial Psychology (South Africa).
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