Employment Agreement (Portugal) by Seedsummit

SeedsummitUpdated 17 Oct 2025

This template is an Employment Agreement designed for use between an employer and an employee. It outlines key terms such as job title, duties, compensation, place of work, working hours, starting date, probationary period, vacation, confidentiality, non-compete clauses, internal rules, personal data processing, and termination conditions. The agreement is governed by Portuguese law.

Other names:Job ContractContract of EmploymentEmployment AgreementEmployee ContractStatement of Terms

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

In [●], on [month] [day], [year].

PARTIES

Between,

[●], incorporated under the [●] law, with registered office at [●], registered with the Tax Authorities and the Commercial Registry Office of [●] under the number [●], herein represented by [●], in his/her capacity as [●]¹, hereinafter referred to as the “Employer” or the “Company”.

¹ Manager, legal representative.

and

[●], bearer of the citizen card/passport number [●] valid until [●] issued by [●], taxpayer number [●], with address at [●], hereinafter referred to as the “Employee”.

The members of this Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Parties” and/or each of them individually as the “Party”.

The Parties hereby agree to the terms and provisions of this Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) as follows:

CLAUSES

Job Title and Duties

1.1 The Employer hires the Employee, and the latter accepts it, to exercise, under his authority and direction, the position of [job title].

1.2 The Employee will be responsible for the duties² related to the position of [job title].

² Description of duties may be included in this clause.

1.3 The Employee may be responsible for other duties as may be assigned and may arise from time to time, as long as the duties do not imply a substantial change in his/her position.

Compensation

2.1 For the services performed by the Employee under the terms of this Agreement, the Employee will be paid the annual amount of [●]³.

³ Gross annual income.

2.2 The compensation will be paid in [●] months.

2.3 (The compensation includes meal allowance of [●] daily).⁴

⁴ Insert any other clauses/variations of compensation.

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