Portugal

Non-term employment contracts grow in retail. Investment in training goes off

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Briefings

A APED study reveals a 66% surge in retail training investment from 2020 to 2025, reaching 40.9 million euros, while the average worker completed 45 hours of training in 2025. The workforce grew to 155,000 employees, with 85% holding permanent contracts and 78% working full-time. Productivity per worker rose from 22.6 to 29.6 million euros, and 47% of staff held over five years of tenure.

Key points

• Retail training investment surged 66% from 24.7 to 40.9 million euros between 2020 and 2025, with average training hours per worker rising from 4.3 to 6.9 million hours.
• The proportion of workers with permanent contracts increased from 80% to 85% in the APED sector, while productivity per worker grew by approximately 30% to 29.6 million euros.

Context

This analysis comes from a Forviz Mazars report for the APED, highlighting a shift toward permanent contracts and higher training hours. The data covers the period 2020-2025 in Portugal, showing retail productivity consistently exceeded the national average.

Limitations

Data covers only the 2020-2025 period with snapshot limitations; specific causal links between training and retention are not confirmed, and the study does not address long-term retention outcomes beyond tenure data.

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