Testimony by Milena Rouxinol, faculty member of Porto Faculty of Law.

The specialist particularly downplays the omission of any reference to “requirements arising from the company’s operating hours”, with the justification remaining based on the nature of the employee’s duties. “If a given company has night work or work performed at weekends and on public holidays, it is because its operating hours make this possible,” Milena Rouxinol notes.

Read the full article in the print edition of Jornal de Negócios of 30/03/2026.