Who We Are

At Adecco, we shape brighter futures by connecting talent with opportunities and empowering businesses to build resilient, inclusive, and high-performing teams. As the world’s leading workforce solutions provider, we place over 700,000 individuals in roles every day, delivering tailored recruitment solutions for organisations of all sizes. Guided by our purpose and values, we champion equity, diversity and sustainability while fostering partnerships that streamline hiring and drive forward-thinking strategies. With over 60 years of recruitment excellence! We’re trusted to navigate the evolving world of work, creating opportunities for everyone to thrive in a better future.

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Adecco is the world’s number one workforce solutions business. Here in the UK and Ireland, we find candidates rewarding roles and add value to our clients. Our services include permanent, temporary, managed, and outsourced recruitment. We have the resources to manage workforces from 50 to 20,000+ workers and the knowledge and experience to secure results for every level of role. Worldwide, together as a group, Adecco place more than 700,000 people in work every day.

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Driven by People and Purpose

We strive to excel at delivering recruitment outcomes which is why many of our clients enjoy long term success with us. We work with our clients to reduce costs and streamline hiring processes. Together we build workforces fit to overcome future challenges. With our help our clients develop ED&I-focused cultures, drive social mobility and invest in the long-term value of their HR lifecycle. Discover our range of industry leading services

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Our History

For more than 6 decades, recruitment best practice, Adecco was created in 1957, when two of the world’s leading recruitment firms joined forces. For more than six decades we have secured talent for companies that have grown alongside us. Our clients become exemplary employers who creatively and resourcefully navigate the changing world of work.

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Fit for the future of work 

The nature of work is constantly evolving. We’ve always helped businesses adapt to new practices and priorities and prepare their workforce for what’s to come.   

Our talented teams integrate with our clients so that seamless recruitment processes become part of their business operations. We are on hand to navigate periods of change and secure talent pathways that significantly contribute to our clients’ short- and long-term business goals.  

Today we lead innovations and initiatives that maximise talent for now and the next generation. 

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Our Values

Proud. Principled. Purpose-led

We’re passionate about building future work forces that our colleagues, clients, and community are proud of.Our core values are central to our commitment.

They guide and shape every action and decision, inspiring us to work with purpose and integrity. Our longevity is established by our values and is the foundation from which we push forward as leaders in our field.

We channel our values into initiatives that change our workplace and the workplaces of others. Adecco break new ground with pioneering menopause policies and social mobility platforms. Our work makes the world of work available and accessible for everyone.

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Our Purpose and Impact

Making the future work for Everyone

Our business relies on people who are committed to delivering positive, sustainable and diverse opportunities to our candidates, clients, and colleagues. We offer rewarding roles and outstanding services that lead the way for recruitment best practice.
As a purpose-led company, we make future-facing commitments to our people and the planet. Our goal is for everyone to have the opportunity to be part of sustainable, community driven workforces. Our corporate governance activities support a spectrum of goals from allyship to achieving carbon neutrality.

Environmental sustainability

In 2022, we took a significant step towards net-zero by offsetting our carbon emissions through two key community projects. We’re now working to cut our carbon output by 90% before 2050.

Social mobility

We are a world leader in recruitment solutions and have a responsibility to boost employability for people with under-realised working potential.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I)

With our global reach we have a powerful voice for change in the ED&I space. We lead by example with trailblazing projects and help businesses drive conscious inclusion.

Team wellbeing

From our ‘TAG Talk’ initiative to a 24/7 employee assistance programme, we provide an accessible support system that engages our colleagues to feel healthy and heard at work.

Removing barriers to employment

We actively lobby government and industry bodies for fairer, more inclusive policies and regulatory frameworks – across apprenticeships, green skills, and employment rights.

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Why Adecco?
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    1,700 colleagues in the UK & Ireland

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    38,000 employess worldwide

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    4300 + clients supported

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    UK & Ireland Based delivery centre