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Supermarket chain Apolónia Supermercados is once again opening its doors to job seekers with a new round of recruitment open days across the Algarve, offering 80 vacancies for both seasonal The post Apolónia supermarkets launch recruitment drive with 80 vacancies appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Portugal's tight labour market and historic employment levels are forcing companies to tap the over-55 workforce, particularly in food, manufacturing, hospitality, logistics and contact centres. Eurofirms reports increased demand for senior profiles, greater openness to flexible hours to improve work–life balance, and a mix of domestic and foreign hires (34% of 216 active outsourced employees are foreign, 63 are over 55). The shift is seen as essential for business growth amid sectoral shortages; Eurofirms recorded a 13% revenue increase to €619 million in the last fiscal year.
Home News Tourism is growing in Portugal Tourism is growing in Portugal Employment and tourism grew, workers’ wages increased, and signs of a slowdown “in some sectors” of the Northern region’s economy emerged in the third quarter of 2025, according to a report released.
Julien Jarjoura, an investor based in Switzerland, has acquired Claire’s European business, preserving roughly 200 jobs in Portugal and maintaining the brand’s retail footprint across Europe. The purchase effectively separates the continental operation from insolvency proceedings affecting Claire’s in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland, stabilising local employment and stores while broader group restructuring and creditor processes continue.
Vanpro, a supplier to Autoeuropa for three decades, has ceased industrial operations after the German group's company chose another supplier for the seats of the new Volkswagen hybrid car earlier this year. “Today we close the story of Vanpro, located in the Autoeuropa Industrial Park, in the heart of the automotive sector,” ...
Home News Dutch tech company hiring in Portugal Dutch tech company hiring in Portugal The Dutch group Conclusion, through its company Neotalent Conclusion, has inaugurated a new office in the Trinity Porto complex for its 115 employees.
These are examples of integrating people with disabilities into the job market and result from a group of parents of children and young people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities who promote inclusion and autonomy.
