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  • Swiss Staffingindex: disappointing year for staffing service providers

    Economic downturn, skills shortage and market structure: for the first time in 30 years, the temporary staffing sector has shrunk two years in a row. The permanent staffing sector fell by 19,4 percent – to its lowest level since the Swiss Staffingindex was created. A weak economy, a skills shortage and structural ...

  • Additional government regulation of temporary work is counterproductive

    A regulatory impact assessment shows that staff leasing functions efficiently Restrictions on temporary work quickly become a boomerang. This has been highlighted by a regulatory impact assessment conducted by Swiss Economics on behalf of the industry association swissstaffing, which evaluates the impact of new ...

  • Swiss Staffingindex: pressure mounts on the labor market

    The economic slowdown is impacting the labor market. The permanent staffing sector via staffing service providers fell by 25.9 percent in the third quarter compared with the previous year. The temporary staffing sector remains in significant decline. The lingering economic slowdown has put the Swiss labor market under ...

  • Swiss Staffingindex: change of trend in the labor market

    The economic slowdown has led to a change of trend in the labor market in the space of just one year. There has been a dramatic 20.8 percent reduction in permanent job placements by staffing service providers, and the temporary staffing sector is also in decline. The faltering economy is making it hard to find jobs in ...

  • New President for the swissstaffing Association of Recruitment Agencies

    Leif Agnéus is stepping down as President of swissstaffing in June 2024. Over the past six years in this role, he has further developed and promoted the Association of Swiss Recruitment Agencies with lasting effect. His successor Andreas Eichenberger was unanimously appointed as the new President of swissstaffing on ...

  • Wake-up call: Workers want more flexibility in their jobs

    A new study takes the pulse of the working-age population. It shows that workers would like more flexibility to organize their work and to work less. When it comes to flexible working hours, there is a discrepancy between desire and reality in the Swiss population. Many workers would also like to reduce their working ...

  • Swiss Staffingindex: a mixed year for staff leasing companies

    The labour shortage in 2023 caused the temporary staffing sector to shrink and the permanent staffing sector to grow. Despite a noticeable slowdown in the economy, signals for the future remain mixed in the fourth quarter. The labour shortage had a major impact on staff leasing companies' business development in 2023. ...

  • Staff leasing market down just under 8 percent

    A slowing economy and a labor shortage are having a negative impact on the temporary staffing market. Permanent position placements are still on the rise. Staffing service providers concluded the third quarter of 2023 with a 7.6 percent decrease in temporary staffing compared to the previous year, according to the ...

  • Labor shortage impacts staffing service providers

    Despite dire warnings that the Swiss economy could weaken, the labor market is robust, which is paradoxically shown by red figures in the staffing service sector. Staffing service providers concluded the second quarter of 2023 with a 5.6 percent decrease in temporary staffing compared to the previous year. The revenue ...

  • Waiting for a Downturn in the Staffing Services Sector

    Staff shortages and economic concerns bear unusual fruit in the employment market: Businesses and workers alike are speaking plainly with staffing service providers. Despite the ominous clouds on the economic horizon, the latest Swiss Staffingindex shows that staffing service providers are performing surprisingly ...

  • Weakening Economic Climate Impacts Staffing Service Providers

    Labor shortages and gloomy export prospects are leading to fears of stagflation – initial signs of a slowdown apparent in the growth region of Basel. If you look at the latest quarterly figures for staffing service providers in Switzerland, everything could appear rosy: according to the Swiss Staffingindex, the ...

  • Staffing service providers on growth trajectory in the first quarter of 2022

    Staff shortages due to Covid cases and the Ukraine war have been successfully overcome by appointing temporary workers or new permanent staff. Staffing service providers saw a clear upswing into 2022: According to the Swiss Staffingindex, the staff leasing sector was up 21.9 percent over the previous year based on ...

  • Staff leasing sector recovers from impact of coronavirus in 2021

    According to the Swiss Staffingindex industry barometer, the staff leasing sector ended 2021 up 11.6 percent. The need for staff in vaccination centers, testing centers and hospitals has seen the sector revert to a path of growth, as has the business situation in industry and construction, where temporary positions ...