Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Adecco Medical, a subsidiary of the French group specialising in medical and health sector recruitment, has announced a major recruitment campaign in France. The campaign will create 17,000 jobs, including 8,000 permanent or fixed-term contracts. 690 of these roles will be based in the Hauts-de-France region. Of these, 325 will be interim posts and 345 will be permanent or temporary contracts. A further 605 positions will be filled in Normandy. Of these, 335 will be interim positions and 230 will be temporary or permanent contracts.
The expansion covers medical, paramedical and social roles, including doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants and laboratory technicians. By 2025, the Adecco Group employed 15,000 people in France.
The Adecco group has already been included in the ERM Events database for three recruitment campaigns in 2025: 5,295 new jobs announced in May Adecco 2025 - FR, 1,400 new jobs announced in January Adecco 2025 - FR and 350 new jobs in April Adecco 2025 - FR.
Eurofound (2026), Adecco Medical, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 300532, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300532.
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