Adecco delays publishing results again

Swiss employment firm Adecco said that it has postponed publishing its 2003 full-year and first-quarter 2004 results, pending completion of an independent review and continuing audit work.

The employment services giant had been due to publish results tomorrow.

It postponed the results for the first time in January after uncovering accounting regularities in its North American operations, prompting the departure of its CFO and the head of US operations, and halving its share price.

The company's share price fell 6% on the news.