LONDON, November 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
A Mobile-first,
Cloud-based, End-to-end Digital
Platform, 'Adia' by
the Adecco Group Meets Emerging
Opportunities in the Staffing Industry
Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in consulting, technology
and next-generation services, and the Adecco Group, a Fortune
Global 500 company and the leading global HR Solutions provider,
are transforming the staffing industry by bringing together the
power of data, domain, technology and speed to create a brand new
business in the world of staffing. This is fundamental for
introducing new innovations that help the Adecco Group unlock the
opportunities of the platform economy, as well as transform the
Adecco Group's core operations.
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Powered by Infosys, the Adecco Group's end-to-end online
staffing platform Adia has already gained momentum across multiple
cities in Switzerland and the UK,
and will be expanding into more countries in the coming quarters.
This new platform leverages the Adecco Group's key strengths in the
industry by providing scale, speed and agility to introduce new
ways of doing business in the digital economy.
Adia aims at revolutionising the industry by matching the demand
and supply of talent more effectively and managing that talent more
efficiently. Targeting candidates and clients across multiple
industry segments such as hospitality, events, logistics and many
more, Adia makes it possible for employers to find temporary staff
for short term assignments and provides a brand new experience to
both clients and candidates.
The platform's algorithm matches jobs to workers based on
skills, level of experience, and proximity to the place of work as
well as the job seeker's real-time availability. The user can hire
new staff, plan shifts, issue contracts and approve timesheets from
this platform, all in real-time.
Alain Dehaze, Chief Executive
Officer, the Adecco Group, said,
"At the Adecco Group we are focused on transformation and
innovation to capture the opportunities we see in the evolving
world of work. We are thrilled with the success Adia has
experienced so far and we're looking forward to continuing the
international rollout over the coming quarters. As part of our
co-creation strategy, we're working with Infosys to bring
innovation across other parts of the business and we are delighted
to have partnered with the best-in-class to boost our digital
strategy and power our vision of what's next in the staffing
industry."
Rajesh Krishnamurthy,
President and Head of Europe, Infosys, said, "The pace of change
we're experiencing today is unprecedented and it urges
organisations to constantly renew themselves, as well as leverage
technology to develop new business models, if they are to remain
relevant and succeed in an increasingly evolving world. Over the
past few years, the emergence of the 'platform economy' has set the
pace of success for the most valuable companies in the world. By
bringing speed, scale and an innovative platform that connects
candidates and employers, while enhancing the Adecco Group's unique
expertise, we're powering change in the industry, helping the
Adecco Group fundamentally redefine the future of staffing and
realise its vision of the future of work."
About the Adecco Group
The Adecco Group is the world's leading provider of workforce
solutions, transforming the world of work through talent and
technology. Each year, the Adecco Group provides over 1 million
people around the world with career opportunities, guidance and
insights. Through its global brands Adecco, Modis, Badenoch &
Clark, Spring Professional, Lee Hecht
Harrison, Pontoon and Adia, the Adecco Group offers total
workforce solutions including temporary staffing, permanent
placement, career transition, talent development, and outsourcing.
The Adecco Group partners with employers, candidates, colleagues
and governments, sharing its labour market expertise and insights
to empower people, fuel economies, and enrich societies.
The Adecco Group is a Fortune Global 500 company, based in
Zurich, Switzerland, with more
than 33,000 FTE employees in 60 countries and territories around
the world. Adecco Group AG is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) and listed on
the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN).
About Infosys Ltd.
Infosys is a global leader in technology services and
consulting. We enable clients in 45 countries to create and execute
strategies for their digital transformation. From engineering to
application development, knowledge management and business process
management, we help our clients find the right problems to solve,
and to solve these effectively. Our team of 198,000+
innovators, across the globe, is differentiated by the imagination,
knowledge and experience, across industries and technologies that
we bring to every project we undertake.
Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help
your enterprise thrive in the digital age.
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