Webhelp

Type
Business expansion
Country
Portugal
Region
Continente;
Location of affected unit(s)
Lisboa, Braga
Sector
Information / Computing
62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
62.2 - Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities
62.20 - Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities
500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 December 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021

Description

Webhelp, the French consulting multinational company will open two offices in Lisbon and Braga and will hire 500 persons, 200 for Lisbon and 300 for Braga. 

According to the company, despite such an atypical year, Portugal is still one of the best destinations worldwide to install multilingual hubs.

Since 2015, when the company came to Portugal, more than €8 million were invested in infrastructure, in Portugal. Currently, the company employs 2,000 persons spread over Lisbon, Braga and Oeiras. The company aim is to employee 3,000 persons by 2023.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Webhelp, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 102979, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/102979.