Portugal's legal workweek: 8 hours daily, 40 weekly

In Portugal, the maximum legal working hours are eight per day and forty per week, according to the Authority for Working Conditions (ACT). This limit applies to the normal working period. A fifteen-minute tolerance is allowed for unfinished tasks, which must be compensated. Collective bargaining agreements can reduce these limits without lowering pay. Time worked includes being at the employer's disposal, technical interruptions, and certain meal breaks. Employers must keep work time records for five years, detailing start and end times. A work schedule defines daily hours, while the normal working period is the total time committed, measured daily and weekly.