Translations

Adecco is committed to the employment of people with disabilities

2. Human Rights

Diversity, equal opportunity, and fighting discrimination

Sector Services

Year 2010

Country France

Transmitter

Context

Adecco France develops temporary employment services through its 845 branches with 27,000 corporate customers per week. Adecco France is committed in the fight against all forms of discrimination, both in its internal recruitment as well as in the services offered to businesses. To further accelerate the implementation of the French law of 2006 which requires any employer with more than 20 employees to have at least 6% which are disabled, the company is reinforcing its commitment.

Objectives

Fight against discrimination of handicapped persons found within its own services
Assist and inform persons with disabilities
Develop the panel of candidates with recognized disabilities
Assist and advise client companies to hire and recruit people with disabilities
Develop a partnership with activist organizations

APPROACH

Adecco has established a national center, which consists of 6 people and 26 regional experts in charge of the Handicap and Skills Mission. This center has carried out various measures to promote employment of people with disabilities:

- Training of staff for research, selection and recruitment awareness and fight against prejudice

- Training for people with disabilities to obtain the match between business needs and skills of candidates

- Developing a tri-community on-line platform forum including membership directory, practical and legal information, and submitting and viewing of CVs online.

- Creation of a special employment center in Paris

- Numerous regional initiatives in 2010 and 2011: job meetings, conferences, trainings, mock job interviews.