How the World Views
Temporary Employment
and Interim Management
Results are based on 1,019
responses from employers and
professionals in the Netherlands
Perceptions, practices and
trends in the Netherlands
Global Insights by
The perception of temporary employment
EMPLOYERS
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
Develop company’s
expertise
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
Develop professional
a time of economic
competencies
uncertainty
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 are1:
Replacement for
employee on leave
51.4%
(Global: 50.6%)
Unexpected increase
in activity (Global 40.8%)
34.1%
Management of a
specific project
30.1%
(Global: 28.6%)
The criteria for Dutch employers when choosing temporary employment agencies are:
55.3%
54.8%
Cost of the agency’s
services (Global: 52.0%)
50.8%
Speed of response in
presenting appropriate
candidates (Global 64.4%)
46.4%
26.3%
Previous
experience with
the agency
Good relationship
with the agency
consultant
The agency’s speed
of response in helping
resolve HR issues
(Global: 52.3%)
(Global: 45.7%)
(Global: 39.3%)
PROFESSIONALS
Dutch professionals face various challenges while being on
temporary assignments1:
Planning
next job
Getting
settled in life
And the vast majority feel integrated
during most of their assignments1:
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
PROFESSIONALS
The need for
temporary
staff will...
Global: 33.9%
Global: 61.2%
Increase
30.8%
Global: 44.2%
56.8%
Global: 18.6%
Stay the same
42.1%
20.4%
Global: 7.3%
Global: 13.5%
Decrease
20.4%
Global: 12.9%
Global: 8.4%
6.8%
Almost 1 in 3
Dutch employers...
11.4%
Don’t know
THINK THAT THE NEED
FOR TEMPORARY STAFF
WILL INCREASE
11.4%
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.