Temporary Staffing Industry in CEE Desperate for Workers

Last year, the temporary staffing market in the CEE countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania) was no longer affected by the pandemic restrictions. Other challenges, such as high inflation and the energy crisis, were in the focus of employers. The market for staffing services grew by 6.7% to €3.6 billion last year. In the next few years, the market volume will increase by another 3% annually, according to a study by Interconnection Consulting.

Overall, temporary staffing provision accounted for about 80% of the industry’s total business in the CEE region in value terms. The share of unskilled labour will rise to 45.4% in 2023, while skilled workers account for about 42%. Poland, the largest CEE market, has shown an exceptionally strong recovery since the pandemic. Future growth for the temporary staffing sector is projected at 3.4% annually in value terms. The situation in Romania is even more dynamic. The market, with a volume of around €770 million, will grow by around 6% annually until 2026.  The next years 2023 and 2024 will benefit from the postponed projects and the material bottlenecks during the pandemic. “Companies are trying to compensate for the shortage of well-trained workers by recruiting EU foreigners, especially from Asia,” explains Monika Pan, the author of the study. The situation is similar in Hungary, where residence permits have been made easier for people from the Philippines, Vietnam or Indonesia, for example. In 2022, however, the market for personnel services in Hungary grew by only 2.1%. Above all, the high inflation of almost 13% contributed to this. For the next years until 2026, a decline of 1.3% in value is even expected for temporary staffing.

Czech Republic and Slovakia Rely on Permanent Workers

In the Czech Republic, the share of employees hired permanently by companies is now rising to 12%. The market for personnel services will grow by an average of 3.1% annually until 2026. The unemployment rate is very low, so companies are desperately struggling to find suitable employees for highly specialised and less specialised positions. Once found, companies then also prefer to retain them permanently. Similar to the Czech Republic, the share of permanent workers in Slovakia is now rising to more than 8.6%. The average growth for the temporary staffing industry will be lower than in the Czech Republic at 1.1%.

Large Staffing Companies at an Advantage

The storage & industry sector is the strongest segment across all countries surveyed with a share of 42.5%, followed by technical staff & engineering. The strongest growth potential is in construction, IT & telecommunication and healthcare. Despite the large number of small companies, especially in Poland, it can be seen that the market share of the large providers is increasing, mainly because they are better able to adapt to the challenges of a currently difficult market environment. Companies such as Randstad, Adecco and Manpower have the appropriate organisational, technical and financial resources to stay on top, according to Pan. Gi Group has also strengthened its position in the CEE countries mainly through the acquisition of smaller providers.

Top companies in the CEE region are, in alphabetical order: Adecco, APT Prohuman, Gi Group, Index Noslus, Interkadra, Lugera, Manpower, Randstad, Trenkwalder, WHC.

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17/05/2023

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Monika Pan

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Monika Pan studied Financial Management at the University of Warsaw and the Comenius University in Bratislava. She first specialized in tax analysis, then data analytics and project management were added to her role. At Interconnection Consulting, she handles worldwide market reports and consulting projects of diverse focus with an emphasis on data visualization.

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