General presentation of Adecco

The Adecco group is a company based in Switzerland which offers human resources services all over the world. It is also the international leader in this sector of activity. However, the activities of the Adecco Company can be divided into three major hubs according to the share of turnover they generate:
- Temporary employment activities in companies represent the largest part of turnover with more than 87.7% of the group's overall turnover.
- Full-time employment of personnel in companies represents around 2% of the turnover achieved by the group.
- Finally, the remaining 10% of turnover is generated by ancillary activities such as reintegration and career support services, management training services, organizational consulting and personal development.
If we were to break down the turnover of this group according to the sectors of activity regarding its client companies, there is a predominance of the industrial services sector which generates 50.6% of total turnover, followed by administrative services with 24.2 % of overall turnover. Next come information technology with 11.3% of turnover, engineering with 4.9% of turnover, finance and accounting with 4.1% of turnover and finally the health sector with 2% of turnover.
Adecco's activities are spread all over the world thanks to a network of over 5,100 branches in various countries. However, it is in France that Adecco achieves the greatest part of its turnover with 22.1%. Next comes the United States with 20.1% of turnover, the United Kingdom with 9.7%, Germany with 7.3%, Italy with 6.5%, Japan with 5.6% of turnover and Switzerland with only 2% of turnover. The remaining 26.7% is made in the rest of the world.
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