{"id":117139,"date":"2025-02-17T10:50:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edenred.pt\/?p=117139"},"modified":"2025-03-19T09:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T09:25:11","slug":"working-time-exemption-what-it-is-and-how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edenred.pt\/en\/news\/work\/working-time-exemption-what-it-is-and-how-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Working time exemption: What it is and how it works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The exemption from working hours is one of the types of working hours provided for in C\u00f3digo do Trabalho<\/strong>. It is a working arrangement that gives workers flexibility and greater autonomy in managing their time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is a topic that can raise some questions, both for the workers themselves and for those responsible for human resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out what Portuguese legislation says about exemption from working hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is exemption from working hours?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The exemption from working hours<\/a>, provided for in Article 218 of C\u00f3digo do Trabalho, consists of greater flexibility in the execution of the employment contract <\/strong>with regard to its hourly component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This working arrangement requires a written agreement between the employee and the employer and <\/strong>can be implemented in different ways. Find out which ones. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What modalities are there?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The exemption from working hours can take one of the following forms<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Non-subjection to the maximum limits of normal working<\/strong> hours: this allows workers to exceed the weekly limit of 40 hours of work (in the case of private sector companies) without being subject to the normal overtime rules.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Compliance with agreed normal working<\/strong> hours<\/strong>: in these cases, workers have a duty to comply with their normal working hours (the hours stipulated in the employment contract), but have the flexibility to decide the hours they prefer to work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Possibility of extending normal working<\/strong> hours<\/strong>: workers’ daily or weekly hours may be increased, but may not exceed 2 additional hours per day or 10 additional hours per week.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If the type of time exemption to be applied is not expressly defined, the first option prevails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Who does it apply to?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The exemption from working hours may apply to workers with specific duties:<\/p>\n\n\n\n