Adecco Recognizes Workplace Excellence By Honoring Employees With Adecco Contemporary Temporary...

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MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2002

Annual Award Highlights the Growth of Temporary Employment

Adecco (NYSE:ADO), the nation's largest staffing company, today announced that it has honored seven of its temporary employees with its annual Adecco

Now in their second year, the Adecco Contemporary Temporary Awards recognize the outstanding performance of temporary employees who represent the changing face of the temporary staffing industry across the nation.

The seven Adecco Contemporary Temporary Award winners for 2002 are as follows:

-- Regan Fowler, mortgage assistant, Plymouth, Mass.

-- Sandra Hernandez, quality control representative, Crystal Lake, Ill.

-- Derek Lemberger, web site developer, San Jose, Calif.

-- Roxi Maina, crossing guard trainer, Pembroke Pines, Fla.

-- Bob Runion, credit and collections specialist, Topeka, Kan.

-- Guadalupe Vargas, hospitality worker, Escondido Calif.

-- Jill White, forklift operator, Urbana, Ohio.

Adecco's Contemporary Temporary awards follow last week's announcement that Adecco employee Hector Rodriguez was named the National Staffing Employee of the Year by the American Staffing Association.

"We're very proud of our eight employees, honored for their exceptional work and for their positive contributions in the workplace," said Tom Lucas, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Adecco. "The awards recognize people who not only excel at work but also those who have chosen the temporary work career path based on the flexible schedules, competitive benefits and challenging positions it offers. These employees are the strongest representation of contemporary temporaries in today's workforce."

About the Contemporary Temporary Awards

Awarded during National Staffing Employee Week, Oct. 21-27, 2002, Adecco's Contemporary Temporary Awards reflect the evolution of temporary employment during the last 30 years. Today's temporary employees work across all industries, including technology, hospitality, financial services, customer service and manufacturing, to name a few. Temporary employees are individuals of every age and background, from college students to working mothers to retirees. Valuing the strong work of today's temporary workforce, reputable staffing companies like Adecco offer a full array of benefits to their temporary staff including comprehensive training, paid vacation, health care programs and 401(K) programs. For those desiring full-time positions, temporary employment can also serve as a bridge to full-time employment.

Note to Editors

Biographies on the individual winners are available from the contacts listed on the press release.

About Adecco

Adecco SA is a Forbes International 500 company and the global leader in HR Solutions. The Adecco network connects up to 700,000 associates with business clients each day through its network of over 30,000 employees and over 6,000 offices in 62 countries. Registered in Switzerland, and managed by a multinational team with expertise in markets spanning the globe, Adecco delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing and career resources to corporate clients and qualified associates.

Adecco SA comprises four divisions: Adecco Staffing, Ajilon Professional, Career Services, and e-HR Services. In Adecco Staffing, the Adecco staffing network focuses on flexible staffing solutions for global industries in transition, including automotive, banking, electronics, logistics and telecommunications; Ajilon Professional offers an unrivalled range of specialized branded businesses; Career Services encompasses our portfolio of outplacement and coaching; e-HR Services focuses on online recruiting activities for the Group.

Adecco USA serves more than 70,000 clients a year in every state through almost 1,500 points of sales and service nationwide. With headquarters in Melville, NY, Adecco USA employs about 3,300 full-time employees and places more than 160,000 temporary associates each week.

Adecco SA is listed on the Swiss Exchange (ADEN / trading on Virt-x: 1213860), NYSE (ADO), Euronext Premier Marche (12819). Further information can be found at www.adecco.com.

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    CONTACT: Adecco
             Darren Horwitz, 631/844-7959
             darren.horwitz@adeccona.com
             or
             On behalf of Adecco
             Wilson Cleveland, 212/896-1263
             wilson@jppr.com

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