Contrato de muito curta duração: as regras que contam
The article 142.º regime of the Labour Code explained in plain language, for those who post shifts and those who work them.
O que é
It is the regime created for day or shift work: an extra for a service, a season, an event. It connects a business directly to a worker, with no mandatory written form, but with communication to Segurança Social. It is the contract tailored to the extra shift.
Os limites que contam
- Cada contrato pode ir até 35 days.
- Between the same business and the same worker, the total cannot exceed 70 working days per calendar year.
- The count is by working days: a day with hours counts as one day, even if it is only 3 or 4 hours.
If the limits are exceeded, the contract counts as a six-month fixed-term contract. It is automatic, it is not a fine.
What situations it serves
It serves an exceptional or seasonal increase in activity and events with a set date: a wedding, a festival, the week the hotel fills up, the Saturday when someone is missing from the service.
No serve para disfarçar uma necessidade permanente: se a empresa precisa da pessoa todos os dias, o caminho certo é outro contrato.
What the business has to do
The business communicates the start of the contract and the place of work to Segurança Social, by electronic form, within 24 hours of the work starting. At the end of the contract, it communicates the end. The one who communicates is always the business, on its own Segurança Social portal.
O que a tempjobs faz
tempjobs brings the business and the worker together: the business posts the shift, whoever can work in the area knows and the business chooses the person. After the choice, tempjobs prepares the support document with the contract details: the parties, the role, the dates, the place and the steps to communicate.
tempjobs is not an employment agency, not an ETT and not the employer: it does not communicate with Segurança Social nor processes pay. The employer is the business, and what is agreed always stays between the two parties.
Frequently asked questions
Quanto pode durar um contrato de muito curta duração?
Up to 35 days per contract. Between the same business and the same worker, the total cannot exceed 70 working days in the same calendar year.
Does a one-day shift count as one day?
Yes. A contagem é por dias de trabalho: um turno de 4 horas conta um dia, tal como um de 10.
Quem comunica o contrato à Segurança Social?
The business, by electronic form, within 24 hours of the work starting. At the end, it communicates the termination. tempjobs does not communicate with Segurança Social: it prepares the support document with the contract details.
O contrato tem de ser escrito?
No. A lei não exige forma escrita para este contrato; em contrapartida, a comunicação à Segurança Social é obrigatória.
Is tempjobs the one employing the worker?
No. A tempjobs junta a empresa e o trabalhador. A entidade empregadora é a empresa, que escolhe a pessoa, combina as condições e comunica à Segurança Social.
This page is general information about article 142.º of the Labour Code and is not legal advice: each case must be assessed in the light of the law.