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The neoclassical facade of the Palácio da Justiça (courthouse) in Coimbra, Portugal, under a clear blue sky

Non-Compete and Stay Clauses in Portuguese Employment Contracts in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Pacto de Não Concorrência, the Two- and Three-Year Limits, the Compensation Rule, the Pacto de Permanência and Your Right to a Second Job

Can a Portuguese employer stop you working for a competitor after you leave — or bar you from a second job now? A practical 2026 guide to non-compete and stay clauses under the Código do Trabalho: the two-year limit, the compensation rule, and when a clause simply isn't valid.
The Portugal Brief
Continental Mabor Adds 215 Operationals at Famalicão to Hit a 3,200-Worker Record — Lousado Tyre Plant Marks 80 Years of Production and 36 Years Inside Continental as a FORAVE Skills Memorandum Lands

Continental Mabor Adds 215 Operationals at Famalicão to Hit a 3,200-Worker Record — Lousado Tyre Plant Marks 80 Years of Production and 36 Years Inside Continental as a FORAVE Skills Memorandum Lands

Continental Mabor confirmed 215 new Lousado hires in the first half of 2026 — workforce climbs to 3,200, an all-time Famalicão record — as Pedro Carreira marks 80 years of tyre production and 36 years inside Continental AG and signs a FORAVE skills memorandum with the Câmara Municipal.
The Portugal Brief