Cláudia Mendes Torres, senior associate at TFRA, writes an article about “The Advantages of Hiring Employees by means of an Employment Agreement under a Commission of Services Regime” for the Portuguese newspaper ‘Jornal de Notícias’. In this article, Cláudia Mendes Torres concisely explains the Portuguese legal regime which governs the execution of an Employment Agreement under a Commission of Services, emphasizing the working posts covered and the main advantages of this regime. One of the key advantages mentioned in the article is related to the fact that this regime exceptionally allows the employer to unilaterally terminate the employment agreement at any time and without the need of any justification, as long as observed the legal prior notice and paid the legal compensation. Read the full article (content available only in Portuguese).
