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Hiring a Domestic Worker (Empregado/a Doméstico/a) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Decreto-Lei 235/92 Contract Regime, the Segurança Social Doméstico Code, the IRS Categoria A Reporting Path and the Multiple-Employer Acumulação Mechanics

Hiring a Domestic Worker (Empregado/a Doméstico/a) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Decreto-Lei 235/92 Contract Regime, the Segurança Social Doméstico Code, the IRS Categoria A Reporting Path and the Multiple-Employer Acumulação Mechanics

A practical guide to hiring a domestic worker in Portugal in 2026 — the Decreto-Lei 235/92 contract regime, the Segurança Social doméstico code, the IRS Categoria A reporting path, the multiple-employer acumulação mechanics and the IAS-indexed base reference values.
The Portugal Brief
Rede Empregar Lines Up Gulbenkian, 'la Caixa', IPDJ, IEFP and BNP Paribas Foundation Behind a Five-Founder NEET Coalition Backing 3,438 Young People Across 43 Projects — Tuesday's Fundação Launch Sets the Frame

Rede Empregar Lines Up Gulbenkian, 'la Caixa', IPDJ, IEFP and BNP Paribas Foundation Behind a Five-Founder NEET Coalition Backing 3,438 Young People Across 43 Projects — Tuesday's Fundação Launch Sets the Frame

Five founders — Gulbenkian, 'la Caixa', IPDJ, IEFP and Fundação BNP Paribas — opened the Rede Empregar coalition on 2 June at the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, backing 3,438 NEET young people aged 15-34 across 43 nationally-distributed projects.
The Portugal Brief
Building a PPR (Plano Poupança Reforma) Portfolio in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 20% IRS Tax Credit, the €400/€350/€300 Age-Banded Caps, the 5- and 8-Year Lock-In and the Categoria H Withdrawal Mechanics

Building a PPR (Plano Poupança Reforma) Portfolio in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the 20% IRS Tax Credit, the €400/€350/€300 Age-Banded Caps, the 5- and 8-Year Lock-In and the Categoria H Withdrawal Mechanics

A practical guide to Portugal's PPR (Plano Poupança Reforma) — the 20% IRS tax credit, the €400/€350/€300 age-banded caps, the 5- and 8-year lock-in, the 8% withdrawal tax, the Categoria H Modelo 3 reporting flow and how the PPR stacks against the state pension and IFICI.
The Portugal Brief
AHP's Summer 2026 Survey Drops the Mercado Nacional Ten Points to 68% of the Top-Three Markets Tape — Brasil Slides to 12%, UK Holds 95% in the Algarve and Half of Hoteleiros See Worse Occupation

AHP's Summer 2026 Survey Drops the Mercado Nacional Ten Points to 68% of the Top-Three Markets Tape — Brasil Slides to 12%, UK Holds 95% in the Algarve and Half of Hoteleiros See Worse Occupation

AHP's 2026 Easter-and-Summer survey of 328 hotel establishments drops the mercado nacional ten percentage points to 68% of hoteleiros' top-three markets, with Brasil falling to 12%, the UK holding 95% in the Algarve and half of hoteleiros pricing in worse summer 2026 occupation.
The Portugal Brief
Mitsubishi Fuso Notifies IEFP of an Eventual July Lay-Off Covering Up to 400 Tramagal Workers — Diesel Canter Sunset Routes the Plant Toward eCanter-Only European Production for the Daimler Truck Stack

Mitsubishi Fuso Notifies IEFP of an Eventual July Lay-Off Covering Up to 400 Tramagal Workers — Diesel Canter Sunset Routes the Plant Toward eCanter-Only European Production for the Daimler Truck Stack

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe has notified Portugal's IEFP of an eventual lay-off covering up to 400 Tramagal workers in July, per a 15 May Ministério do Trabalho response to a PCP question. The diesel Canter sunset routes the Daimler Truck-owned plant toward eCanter-only European production.
The Portugal Brief