Demand for temporary workers to increase for the first time in two years; ING predicts

The demand for temporary workers will rise slightly this year after two years of shrinkage, ING reported. ING also think that there are currently fewer quickly growing companies in the Netherlands that require temporary workers. Last year, demand for flexible workers shrank by 5.5 percent and the year before by 7.5 percent, ING reported with figures from Statistics Netherlands. Companies remained very reluctant to hire temporary workers due to low economic growth and persistent geopolitical uncertainty in the market, according to the bank.