Adecco sees uncertain prospects for permanent white-collar jobs in 2021

Source | hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com | Reuters

ZURICH: Swiss recruitment company Adecco expects 2021 will be a tough year for permanent job hires across Europe, with employers still under pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic and as government support measures come to an end, a senior company executive told Reuters.

Adecco competes globally with rivals Randstad, ManpowerGroup as well as local staffing companies, which are all seeing big changes in the employment market caused by the pandemic.

Many companies which held back from cutting jobs last year will launch restructuring drives in the first half of this year, Christophe Catoir, president of the Adecco brand – which places temporary and permanent workers – told Reuters.

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