How the World Views Temporary Employment and Interim Management

Perceptions, practices and trends in the Netherlands Results are based on

1,019 responses

from employers and professionals in the Netherlands EMPLOYERS Global Insights by

The perception of temporary employment

More than 4 out of 5

(86.9%) Dutch employers rate their experiences of temporary employment as

positive

or

highly positive

– compared with the global average of 80.4% PROFESSIONALS On the other hand,

67.2%

of Dutch professionals rate temporary employment as

positive

or

highly positive

– compared with the global average of 58.9% Please, note that figures marked in

orange

or

green

are significantly

below

/

above

the global average

The motivators

EMPLOYERS The

motivators

for Dutch employers to use temporary employment are: Flexibility Answer short-term needs Identify candidates for permanent positions Cost-effective solution Bring in external expertise Develop company’s business in the long-term

91.0% 85.0%

63.3%

53.4% 48.4% 23.1%

Global: 89.4% Global: 87.8% Global: 75.7% Global: 61.2% Global: 49.1% Global: 26.9% PROFESSIONALS ...while the

motivators

for Dutch employees are: Develop a professional network Stay employed during a time of economic uncertainty Develop professional competencies Increase chances of finding a permanent job Access to professional training Work-life balance

77.1%

69.4% 69.7%

63.9% 40.2%

35.1%

Global: 70.7% Global: 72.0% Global: 66.7% Global: 59.1% Global: 49.6% Global: 33.2%

Trends & perspectives

EMPLOYERS

More than 3 in 4 (76.5%) of the Dutch employers

think that temporary employment

has no negative impact

on the company’s image (Global: 60.8%) The main

reasons for Dutch employers

for turning to

temporary employment

are 1 : Replacement for employee on leave (Global: 50.6%) 51.4% Unexpected increase in activity (Global 40.8%) Management of a specific project (Global: 28.6%) 34.1% 30.1% The

criteria for Dutch employers

when choosing

temporary employment agencies

are: 55.3%

54.8%

50.8% 46.4%

26.3%

Cost of the agency’s services (Global: 52.0%) Speed of response in presenting appropriate candidates (Global 64.4%) Previous experience with the agency (Global: 52.3%) Dutch professionals face

various challenges

while being on temporary assignments 1 : Good relationship with the agency consultant (Global: 45.7%) The agency’s speed of response in helping resolve HR issues (Global: 39.3%) PROFESSIONALS And the vast majority

feel integrated

during most of their assignments 1 : Planning next job Getting settled in life Getting a mortgage Welcome!

Feel integrated

47.7%

18.4%

11.2%

88.9%

Global: 48.5% Global: 28.1% Global: 11.1% Global: 83.6% EMPLOYERS 42.1% 30.8% 20.4% Global: 33.9% Global: 44.2% Global: 13.5% Global: 8.4% 6.8%

The need for temporary staff will...

Increase Global: 61.2% Stay the same Decrease Don’t know Global: 18.6% Global: 7.3% 11.4% 20.4% Global: 12.9% 11.4% PROFESSIONALS

56.8% Almost 1 in 3

Dutch employers...

THINK THAT THE NEED FOR TEMPORARY STAFF WILL INCREASE Almost 3 in 5

Dutch professionals...

EMPLOYERS & PROFESSIONALS

More than 1 in 4 Dutch professionals (29.8%)

were offered a permanent contract by their employers at the end of their temporary/interim assignment (Global: 23.1%) 1 These results are based on responses of employers and professionals that used temporary employment in the last 12 months. Multiple answers possible.