American Workers' #1 New Year's Resolution: Get a Raise; Adecco Survey Finds Only 3% Want a Better Relationship with Their Boss.

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- American workers asked to identify their top New Year's work resolutions cited getting a raise as their number-one priority for 2006. In fact they are eight times more likely to desire an increase in salary than a better relationship with their boss. These statistics are from a new survey by Adecco Staffing North America, a unit of Adecco SA (NYSE: ADO), the world's largest human resources solutions provider. The survey is a part of a series entitled, "Workplace Insights" focused on providing information regarding what's on the minds of today's workforce.

"While we're seeing an up-tick in hiring, early salary increase predictions for 2006 are coming in at about the same levels as the past few years, which is around 3-4 percent," said Raymond T. Roe, CEO of Adecco Staffing in North America. "We certainly understand and applaud the ambition to get a raise, but we also think it's important for employees to take a step back and build a road-map on how to accomplish that goal."

Accordingly, Adecco offers workers the following advice about how to best accomplish landing that coveted raise:

--Set a Timeline. Determine when you want to receive your raise and map out what you need to accomplish to reach that goal. Each day, work hard at achieving those milestones, whether it be learning a new skill set or taking an off-site computer course.

--Raise Your Profile. Just because you know you're doing a stellar job does not mean that everyone else in the organization does. Think of yourself as a brand and begin a self-promotion campaign that builds your reputation within and beyond your department.

--Demonstrate Your Commitment. Always look for opportunities to broaden your skill set, both within and beyond work-related activities, to demonstrate how you have added value to the department and the company. Show how you have taken on new projects and assignments, acquired new skills and/or furthered your education or training.

--Ask for it. If you believe you deserve a raise, ask for one. Demonstrate your case and stand up for your needs. If your boss is unwilling to heed your demands, ask him or her what you need to achieve in order to qualify for a raise or promotion.

Respondents identified these other New Year's resolutions in order of priority:

--24% - Get a raise

--17% - Be more productive

--13% - Get a new job

--9% - Get promoted

--5% - Get to work earlier everyday

--3% - Build a better relationship with my boss

Other key findings from the survey include:

--Gender differences. Women are more likely than men (27% to 20%) to put the raise first, yet men are more likely to pick productivity (21% to 12%) and want a new job (15% to 11%).

--The Title Is Secondary. Employees were two and a half times more concerned with receiving a raise than they were in getting a promotion.

Survey Methodology:

The current results are based upon telephone interviews with a representative sample of 1,047 adults, 18 years of age or older, who are employed either full- or part-time. Participants included 522 men and 525 women. Opinion Research Corporation's Caravan conducted interviews between November 11 and November 14, 2005. The margin of error is approximately plus or minus four percent. A copy of the survey questionnaire can be provided upon request.

ABOUT ADECCO:

Adecco S.A. is a Forbes 500 company and the global leader in HR Solutions. The Adecco Group network connects 700,000 associates with business clients each day through its network of 28,000 employees and more than 6,000 offices in 72 territories around the world. Registered in Switzerland, and managed by a multinational team with expertise in markets spanning the globe, the Adecco Group delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing and career resources to corporate clients and qualified associates.

The Adecco Group comprises three Divisions, Adecco Staffing, Ajilon Professional and LHH Career 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 specialised branded businesses and LHH Career Services encompasses our portfolio of outplacement and coaching.

Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland and is listed on the Swiss Exchange (ADEN / trading on Virt-x: 1213860), NYSE (ADO), Euronext Premier Marche (12819).

Additional information is available at the Company's website at www.adecco.com.