Working /Experiencing
Working and Training in Portugal
Looking for work in Portugal? Learn about your rights, duties and options in relation to work in Portugal or abroad. Find information related to working issues, employment promotion, laws, recruitment process, CV tips and advice, places to go, recognition of qualifications, practical guides, tests and advice to be successful in the world of work! Know more, prepare yourself and good luck! The Working Visa allows you to work for sometime in Portugal, either as an independent worker or as an employee. In this case, it’s mandatory to present to Instituto de Desenvolvimento e Inspecção das Condições de Trabalho a favourable agreement.
EQUAL - Get information about the EQUAL programme aimed at improving access to jobs by ending discrimination and inequality at work. Check projects, partners, legislation, useful publications and sites about EQUAL and discrimination in the labour market.
http://www.equal.pt/non_acessible/
Visit this site and check information on finding a job, living and working in another European country. You can also find contact details of EURES advisers in Portugal.
http://portal.iefp.pt/portal/page?_pageid=257,1&_dad=gov_portal_iefp&_schema=GOV_PORTAL_IEFP
http://www.iefp.pt/Paginas/Home.aspx
Don’t know what a labour contract is? This guide informs you about your rights at work: learn about labour contracts, workers’ rights and duties and the working student statute. Be informed!
http://www.cgtp.pt/interjovem/guiadireitos/indice.htm
Social security
This site gives you information about social protection, social status, unemployment social payments and more. See the useful FAQs and the statistics.
http://www.seg-social.pt
Selection of links to job opportunities and information about labour markets and working conditions in Europe and worldwide.
http://www.drjuventude.eu/emprego/trabestrang.html
On this site you can search and download publications, studies, analyses and other materials on employment and vocational training, by an alphabetical list, authors, teams, themes or title.
An open-door to professional training and training courses, scholarships and information about recognition of qualifications. The information is divided in certification, adults and young people. The FAQs are very useful.
http://www.dgfv.min-edu.pt/index1.htm