Adecco Japan

What Adecco Japan does

Adecco Japan (アデコ) is the Japanese operating subsidiary of Switzerland-headquartered Adecco Group AG (SIX: ADEN), one of the world's largest staffing and human resources solutions providers. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Tokyo, Adecco Japan operates as a temporary staffing (派遣), temp-to-perm (紹介予定派遣), and permanent placement agency, serving both job seekers and corporate clients across all 47 Japanese prefectures with a workforce of 10,000+ employees. The company's product portfolio is built around a core temporary-staffing platform and includes several proprietary employment programs: Career Seed (キャリアシード) for permanent placement of indefinite-term contracted office workers, Haken 2.5 (ハケン2.5) as Adecco's own indefinite-term temp program with enhanced stability, and Digital Career Seed (デジタルキャリアシード) targeting permanent IT/digital roles. Supporting products include the Adecco Freelance platform for independent contractors, the Adetomo referral program with electronic-money incentives, and the MyPage self-service portal where candidates register online (no office visit required) and complete phone/online interviews.\n\nThe company distributes its services through a hybrid channel model: field sales teams and physical branches engage enterprise clients, while job seekers are acquired primarily via self-service web, MyPage, SEO-optimized job listings, and a multi-channel mix that includes Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Instagram, LINE, email/newsletter, and a referral program. The underlying technology stack is not publicly disclosed; the platform supports 24/7 self-service job search by prefecture, occupation, salary band, and contract type. Marketing features "company spotlight" pages for marquee enterprises including Toyota Motor, Panasonic Group, Hitachi Group, Bandai Namco Group, Kirin Group, and KDDI Group (au).\n\nAdecco Japan operates a transaction-fee revenue model: it acts as employer of record for temporary workers and bills corporate clients a staffing markup; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customers span two primary segments — individual job seekers (across office work, finance, IT, engineering, manufacturing, healthcare, creative, sales, and logistics roles) and corporate clients needing flexible workforce solutions. Distribution is exclusively single-country/domestic within Japan. Strategic positioning centers on nationwide coverage, marquee enterprise relationships, brand-lead satisfaction (ranked #1 in the 43rd Gekkan Jinzai Business Temporary Staff Satisfaction Survey, "re-employment rate" category), and a deliberate upmarket shift into IT/engineering staffing following a January 2026 group-level reorganization. A June 2026 Japan Fair Trade Commission on-site inspection introduces a material regulatory event that must be monitored.

Name

Adecco Japan

Legal name

Adecco

Website

https://adecco.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Adecco Japan is the Japanese subsidiary of Swiss-based Adecco Group AG, operating as a major temporary staffing, temp-to-perm, and permanent placement agency serving job seekers and corporate clients across all 47 Japanese prefectures with 10,000+ employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Administrative Temp Staffing (BPACACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Clerical & Customer Support Temp Staffing (BPACACAC)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Temp-to-perm placement
• Permanent placement services
• Freelance talent placement
• IT recruitment solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Temporary Employment Services: Revenue generated through providing temporary workers and contract staffing services to corporate clients. The company acts as the employer of record for temporary workers and charges clients for staffing services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Adecco Japan provides temporary staffing (haken), temp-to-perm placement (shokai-yotei haken), permanent placement via its Career Seed and Digital Career Seed programs, proprietary indefinite-term employment under Haken 2.5, and freelance contractor placement through the Adecco Freelance platform. The company acts as the employer of record for temporary workers and places them with corporate clients across all 47 Japanese prefectures in office, IT, engineering, finance, manufacturing, healthcare, and creative roles.

Product overview

Adecco Japan operates as a staffing and human resources services company offering a multi-product portfolio centered on its core temp staffing and temp-to-perm placement platform. The main service encompasses temporary dispatch (派遣) and temp-to-perm (紹介予定派遣) staffing across diverse job categories spanning office work, IT, engineering, healthcare, and manufacturing. Supporting this core platform are specialized employment programs including Career Seed (キャリアシード) for permanent placement, Haken 2.5 (ハケン2.5) for indefinite-term temp employment, and Digital Career Seed (デジタルキャリアシード) for IT/digital professionals. Additional offerings include the Adecco Freelance platform for independent contractors and the Adetomo friend-referral program. The MyPage portal serves as the self-service interface for job seekers to manage their job search activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• キャリアシード (Career Seed): 事務正社員（無期雇用派遣）キャリア支援プログラム (Career support program for permanent office worker positions under indefinite-term temporary employment)
• ハケン2.5 (Haken 2.5)
• デジタルキャリアシード (Digital Career Seed)

Products and services

• Adecco Temp Staffing & Temp-to-Perm (アデコの派遣・紹介予定派遣) Main staffing service offering temporary dispatch (haken) and temp-to-perm (shokai-yotei haken) placement across Japan, covering office work, finance, sales, IT, creative, engineering, research, healthcare, and manufacturing roles for individual job seekers and corporate clients.
• Career Seed (キャリアシード) Permanent employment staffing service for regular office and career positions, providing candidates with indefinite-term employment contracts while working on client assignments.
• Haken 2.5 (ハケン2.5) Adecco's proprietary indefinite-term temporary employment program offering enhanced stability and benefits for temporary workers compared to standard fixed-term contracts.
• Digital Career Seed (デジタルキャリアシード) Permanent employment service specialized for digital and IT professionals, providing career-track positions in technology roles with leading Japanese companies.
• Adecco Freelance (アデコフリーランス) Freelance and independent contractor placement service for professionals seeking project-based work arrangements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked #1 in re-employment rate category in 43rd Temporary Staff Satisfaction Survey

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Microsoft Japan (日本微软)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMicrosoft Japan partnership for digital talent development programs. Adecco offers programs in collaboration with Microsoft for digital skills training and career development support for job seekers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Robert Half Japan: Japanese operation of Robert Half, focused on finance, accounting, and professional placement. Comparable in permanent placement and professional staffing focus, though narrower in vertical scope than Adecco Japan's full-service model.
• Hays Japan: Japanese arm of Hays, specializing in professional recruitment across IT, finance, engineering, and life sciences. Overlaps with Adecco Japan's Digital Career Seed and IT/engineering segment on the permanent placement side.
• Temp Holdings (now Timee): Japan-based staffing and HR services platform, now pivoting toward gig-economy platform Timee. Historically a direct temp-staffing peer; represents the emerging digital-platform model that may compete with traditional dispatch agencies like Adecco Japan for entry-level and short-term roles.
• Michael Page Japan: Japanese subsidiary of PageGroup, offering mid-to-senior level permanent and contract recruitment. Comparable to Adecco Japan on the professional and direct-hire side, particularly competing for talent in sales, marketing, IT, and finance roles.

Direct peers

• ManpowerGroup Japan: Japan arm of global staffing peer ManpowerGroup, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions. Directly comparable in operating model, global parent backing, and enterprise client focus.
• Persol Holdings: One of Japan's largest staffing and HR services groups, operating temp dispatch, temp-to-perm, and direct placement across clerical, IT, and professional segments. Directly competes with Adecco Japan in the same product categories and target customer base across all 47 prefectures.
• Randstad Japan: Japanese subsidiary of Randstad, a global staffing leader, providing temporary, permanent, and contract staffing services. Closely comparable business model and target customer segments, especially in professional and IT verticals.
• Pasona Group: Major Japanese staffing and HR services company offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, BPO, and career consulting. Direct competitor in the same Japanese market with overlapping service lines and enterprise customer base.
• RGF Staffing Japan: Japan operation of Recruit Global Staffing (now RGF Staffing), providing temporary staffing and workforce solutions. Directly competes with Adecco Japan in temp dispatch across clerical, IT, and multilingual segments.

Broad incumbents

• Recruit Holdings: Japan's dominant HR and staffing conglomerate, parent of Indeed and operator of major temp/dispatch and permanent placement brands (e.g., Recruit Staffing). Competes across essentially every staffing vertical in which Adecco Japan operates, with significantly larger scale and digital marketing reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AdeccoJapan
• Facebookfacebook.com/AdeccoJapan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adecco-japan
• Instagraminstagram.com/adeccoswitzerland/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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