Adecco

Adecco is a recruitment and staffing business that is part of The Adecco Group and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It offers permanent placement, temporary staffing, outsourcing through RPO, BPO or integrated HR outsourcing, training, and diversity and inclusion recruitment services. It delivers workforce solutions through Onsite, Managed Services Provider and Managed Vendor Program models.

The company says it works across industries including automotive, aeronautics and mobility, manufacturing, technology, healthcare, logistics and transport, life sciences and medical, and energy, filling both operational and specialist roles. It reports 25,000 employees, 3,800 branches, operations in 62 countries and 660,000 people on assignment. It combines its branch network with digital platforms.

Adecco was formed in 1996 by the merger of Adia, founded in 1957 in Lausanne by Henri Lavanchy, and Ecco, founded in 1964 in Lyon by Philippe Foriel-Destezet.