SBPS Legal offers comprehensive guidance in Labor and Social Security Law, catering to both employers and employees throughout the employment journey and in legal disputes. In collaboration with our Immigration Department, we assist foreign employees and employers entering the Portuguese labor market, including postings and secondments abroad. Our services cover a range of areas, including labor law company setup memos, ensuring legal compliance in hiring practices, contract types and duration, employer protection, termination procedures, mandatory registrations, and more. We ensure that legal structures are sound and regulations are meticulously followed, providing peace of mind for all parties involved.

In the field of Labour and Social Security Law, SBPS Legal offers the following services:

• Labour Law Company Setup Memo

Establishing a company involves not only corporate structuring but also ensuring that the legal instruments utilized are appropriate and that all relevant laws and regulations are meticulously adhered to when hiring employees. The memo covers various topics, including types and duration of contracts, employer protections (e.g., non-disclosure, non-competition), contract termination procedures (e.g., dismissal, expiration), mandatory registrations (e.g., working hours), and more.

• Labour Law Legal Due Diligence to Companies  
• Labour Law Foreign Workers Memo  
• Drafting and reviewing Employment Contracts 
• Legal assistance during the employment relationship 

Legal advice on topics such as working hours, holidays and allowances, labour credits and contract termination procedures, from calculating compensation to drafting letters, notifications and other formal communications associated with the employment relationship. 

• Social Security 

Legal support, either to Employers or Employees, on Social Security compliance. 

• Disciplinary Proceedings 

Preparing, processing and supporting either Employers or Employees throughout disciplinary proceedings. 

• Labour Administrative Offences 

Legal representation of either Employers or Employees in the context of both administrative and judicial administrative offense proceedings. 

• Labour Litigation 

Legal representation of either Employers or Employees in the litigation stage of the employment relationship, namely by filing lawsuits, monitoring court proceedings, preparing pleadings, and lodging appeals. 

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