The Fundo de Garantia Salarial in Portugal in 2026: A Practical Guide to the Wages the State Pays When Your Employer Collapses, the One-Year Deadline, and the 2,760 Euro Monthly Ceiling
A state fund pays part of what a failed employer owes you, financed by employers and the State rather than by you. It is also one of the easiest entitlements in Portugal to lose by waiting: the claim expires a year after your contract ends.