Award-Winning Legal Leadership Strengthens Adecco’s Commitment to Employer Confidence and Workforce Compliance

Sydney, Australia — IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Adecco Australia & New Zealand is proud to announce that its Head of Legal & Compliance, Candice Gin, has been recognised as one of the Australasian Lawyer Elite Women 2026, a recognition that reflects the expertise and leadership underpinning Adecco's workforce solutions offering.

While the award recognises individual excellence, it also reflects Adecco's broader commitment to providing clients with the confidence, governance, and risk management support needed to navigate an increasingly complex employment landscape. 

In today's environment, employers face growing challenges across workforce compliance, employment relations, privacy obligations, health and safety requirements, governance, and evolving regulatory expectations. As workforce solutions become more complex, organisations are increasingly seeking partners who can provide not only access to talent, but also the governance, compliance and risk management expertise needed to support workforce decisions with confidence. The recognition comes at a time when organisations are placing increasing importance on governance, information security, workforce compliance, workplace safety and responsible employment practices. Clients are increasingly looking for workforce partners that can help them manage these requirements while maintaining operational agility and business growth. 

At Adecco, legal and compliance expertise forms a critical part of the client experience. The in-house Australia and New Zealand Legal & Compliance team supports legal, ER/IR and governance, risk and compliance considerations. This is achieved through business partnership with various stakeholders to ensure compliance monitoring, legal oversight and delivery assurance, including the maintenance of internationally recognised certifications, including ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety). 

"Clients today need more than a recruitment provider. They need a workforce partner that understands the risks, regulations and responsibilities that sit behind every hiring decision," said Betul Genc, Senior Vice President and Country Head, Adecco Australia & New Zealand. 

"This recognition reflects the strength and investment of our legal and compliance function and reinforces our commitment to helping clients operate with confidence, reduce workforce risk, and meet their compliance obligations." 

"Legal and compliance should never be seen as a barrier to business. Our role is to help our business and clients navigate complexity with confidence by providing timely and fit-for-purpose guidance that enables them to build and scale their workforce safely and responsibly," said Candice Gin, Head of Legal & Compliance, Adecco Group Australia & New Zealand. 

"At Adecco, our legal and compliance team prides ourselves on working closely with our various teams across sales, delivery, and middle and back-office functions to ensure clients benefit from best-practice processes, strong regulatory oversight and internationally recognised standards. Ultimately, our goal is to help clients focus on growing their business, knowing they are supported by a partner that takes compliance seriously." 

The company's Legal & Compliance team plays a key role in supporting and enabling workforce solutions that are considered, solution-focused and compliant. This support extends across Adecco, Akkodis and LHH throughout Australia and New Zealand. 

"This recognition from Australasian Lawyer Elite Women 2026 is not about an individual but rather a reflection of and testament to, the Australia and New Zealand Legal & Compliance team we've worked hard to establish, as well as the partnership and support we receive across the business. Achievements like this are not possible without that collective effort," said Gin.

As workforce regulations continue to evolve and organisations face increasing scrutiny around governance, privacy, safety, and emerging technologies, strong legal and compliance leadership is becoming a business differentiator. Adecco's approach combines workforce expertise with robust governance frameworks, helping clients manage complexity while building trust and confidence in their workforce strategies. Adecco's broader legal and compliance function also supports governance, AI and digital law, risk management, policy implementation, compliance assurance, and operational standards across the organisation. 

For clients, this means partnering with an organisation that not only delivers talent, but also provides the expertise, governance and assurance needed to navigate an evolving regulatory environment. From workforce planning and recruitment through to onboarding, workplace safety and ongoing compliance, Adecco helps organisations minimise risk, maintain high standards, and build future-ready workforces with confidence.