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While Randstad or Randstad Sourceright do not have direct recruiting operations in Ukraine or Russia, we do have nationals from affected areas in Eastern Europe both on our internal staff and as employees working with our clients. At this time, our number one priority is supporting our employees and their welfare. We are proactively in contact with our internal and temporary employees, and are offering psychological assistance as well as support to those who may have family members seeking refuge in countries throughout Europe.
As a reaffirmation of Randstad’s decision to not conduct business in Russia, we mutually agreed to terminate our affiliation with Ancor, and have paused any new client program implementations or business development for global accounts in Russia.
what you can expect from us
As a long-standing member of the Tent Partnership for Refugees, Randstad joined nearly 50 major companies with operations around the world in their pledge to offer support to people fleeing Ukraine, including by providing for their most immediate needs; speaking out for their rights; or —- if they’re unable to return to their beloved homeland — helping them settle in the new places they will call home.
We reaffirmed our commitment to support refugees and migrants across the world, committing direct support to an additional 20,000 people worldwide in the coming three years. Since 2011, Randstad has touched the work lives of nearly 17,000 refugees, by improving their employability and promoting equal opportunities to help them to lead independent lives.
In response to the current crisis, we have mobilized our own global workforce to find positions for Ukrainian refugees when they arrive in their host countries. A dedicated resource page is available with more specific information for each country to help refugees gain new employment as seamlessly as possible.
In further response to the Ukrainian crisis, to date we have provided for the critical needs of our affected employees, their families and the wider community, including and not limited to financial support, mental health care and employment opportunities for those that seek it.
Randstad has also made a contribution to UNICEF’s emergency appeal and launched an employee giving campaign to support as many affected children and their families as possible.
If you would like more information on our partnership with Tent or how we can support you with helping refugees into meaningful work, please contact us
contact us to learn morefrequently asked questions (FAQs)
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Does Randstad have operations or conduct business in Ukraine or Russia?
No. Randstad does not have recruiting operations in Ukraine or Russia. Our outplacement business, Randstad Risesmart, provides career coaching and outplacement services through a partner to a limited number of international companies based in Russia and Belarus. In line with our decision, we will no longer engage with partners to deliver access to outplacement in Russia or Belarus.
While Randstad does not have operations in Ukraine or Russia, some of our clients do. In some cases our clients have contracted with third parties for HR services in these markets and we may include updates on these services in client reports. We are currently reviewing these arrangements and reaching out to relevant clients.
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Does Randstad still have a relationship with Ancor?
Randstad maintains an affiliate partner network all over the world in markets where we do not have a local presence and business entity. Ancor was part of this network but we do not have any current outstanding activity through that arrangement and we have mutually agreed to terminate this affiliation.
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How will Randstad respond to any sanctions?
As you will be aware from the news, sanctions regimes have been significantly tightened in the U.S., the U.K. and EU, casting a wider net to prevent dealings with Russian and Belarussian linked suppliers, clients and financial institutions. It is likely that there will be further developments in this area. We are currently assessing the implications of these sanctions and will adhere to all applicable sanctions.
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How are you supporting affected colleagues, employees and the wider community?
We are committed to supporting the critical needs of our affected employees, their families and the wider community. This includes providing direct financial support for our employees’ families who are fleeing and reuniting in Poland and other border regions, as well as psychological support and employment opportunities for those who seek it.
There are already over 2 million refugees of this conflict and they are in urgent need of health services, water, and sanitation. We are very concerned with this deteriorating situation and have made an immediate €250,000 contribution to UNICEF to provide aid to those in need. Further to this donation, we launched a two-week fundraising appeal for all colleagues to support as many affected children and their families as possible. Randstad will match all donations made by our employees up to €100,000.
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How should employees from Ukraine working at client sites contact Randstad?
For any employees from Ukraine working at client sites, we recommend contacting their dedicated Randstad representative or local office in the first instance for support. Communications have been mobilized across our business and our teams have been provided with the necessary information to support our employees working with clients.
In Poland, where we have the majority of Ukraine nationals working at client sites as temporary employees, we have provided the following helplines:
- A helpline +48 22 391 12 11 addressed to Randstad temporary employees; at this telephone number we provide information about the support we offer and give tips that may be needed in the event that employees want to bring their families to Poland.
- We have provided an additional helpline +48 22 391 12 10, through which employees can arrange a meeting with a psychologist (in Ukrainian or Russian) and get support in coping with stress, uncertainty and emotions that may accompany them during this period. The helpline number was provided to all Ukrainian Randstad temporary employees.
- A helpline +48 22 391 12 11 addressed to Randstad temporary employees; at this telephone number we provide information about the support we offer and give tips that may be needed in the event that employees want to bring their families to Poland.
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How are you prepared for a treatment of a cybercrime?
Randstad is closely monitoring the current situation. We have reviewed the correct configuration of our security controls like WAF, IDS and IPS to ensure protection from any rise in malicious attacks. We have also taken the additional measure to block traffic from high-risk regions to reduce the risk of getting impacted by blanket attacks. Meanwhile, our SOC is on high-alert and monitoring for malicious activities.
In parallel, we are conducting additional reviews of our critical incident and business continuity plans to make sure we are prepared, should we encounter major disruptions of our systems as a result of the situation. At the same time, we have increased our internal communications with our employees to be vigilant of and protected from phishing.
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Does your organization already experience a higher risk in cybercrime?
We do see heightened malicious activity like probing, denial of service and phishing/spam. These can be either directly related to the current situation or can be from malicious actors increasing their activities in the guise of the situation. These are handled by the security controls we already have in place.
employer resources
The effects of the crisis in Ukraine ripple far and wide, and many human capital leaders are asking how their workforces and talent strategies will be impacted. We’ve curated a number of resources here to help you understand the implications.
- Yale School of Management: Over 400 Companies Have Withdrawn from Russia - But Some Remain
- Castellum.AI: Russia Sanctions Dashboard
- UNHCR Ukraine Refugee Situation
- UNICEF Ukraine
- Carnegie Europe: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Changes Everything
- Oliver Wyman: Ten Watchpoints For Financial Services On The War In Ukraine
- PharmExec: Ukraine Invasion Challenges Biopharma Research and Operations
- Gartner: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine is Impacting Employees. How Should HR Respond?
- Human Resource Executive: Ukraine and Russia: What is HR’s role?
how you can help
Are you seeking collaboration opportunities to help Ukrainian refugees find relevant job opportunities? Do you have questions about how to adapt your talent strategies during a time of crisis? Or perhaps you would like to learn about how the crisis is impacting the global economy and assess the effects on your sector.
Our leadership teams and subject matter experts around the world provide always-on advisory during the times when you need it the most.
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