Start up in Portugal

Are you starting up in Portugal and hiring your first Portuguese employee? It may be too soon for setting up your own HR department, see what the Portuguese Employer of Record can do for you.

How we work

See us as your external payroll and HR department for hire. You can focus on your business. We will keep all legal and fiscal matters in order.

You will receive an all-inclusive invoice that covers remuneration, taxes, and all other costs. Invoices are paid through direct-debit, if that is not possible we’ll ask for a deposit. Contact Sarah for more info!

  • Direct access to experts 
  • We will keep track of all requirements
  • Seasoned sparring partners 

Reach out to us
Send us your request and a local expert will answer.
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We’ll be thorough, so you can be quick

When you have a market to capture, or a PMC to verify, you need to move quickly, fail fast, take learnings and retry. This approach may be expensive when applied to HR and Payroll. The Portuguese Employer of Record will help you keep your bases covered.

Our tooling will help you, onboard new team members, quickly and at your convenience. It will also ask you the necessary questions and has checks built-in.

Our experts will perform additional checks and will provide advice when necessary. They will also keep silent when possible.

Why Portuguese Employer of Record?

Direct access to experts 
You’ll get direct access by telephone to our payroll experts. No 1st line helpdesk, no chatbots. Your queries will be resolved directly. 

We will keep track of all requirements
You will have much to manage in your start-up. Not HR and Payroll. That will be covered.

Seasoned sparring partners 
We are experienced sparring partners who can help you set up benefits and HR policies.

Pensions included
Any mandatory pension or insurance can be provided by us.

Expanding into Portugal?

If you are considering expansion into Portugal, you’ll have to balance speed and compliance. With the Portuguese Employer of Record, you can check off Payroll and HR from the to-do list. Explore

Reach out to us

Send us your request and a local expert will answer. Get started! Want to talk to an expert? Call Gerard. She has most of the answers.

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    Portuguese Employer of Record is not a recruiter. First, you will need a job in Portugal. After this, we can proceed with the sponsorship procedure. A work permit is valid only for the employer who makes the request. There is no general work permit for Portugal.

    We will contact you to learn more before we enter into any agreement