8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                 Date of Earliest Event reported: March 13, 2000
                         Date of Report: March 13, 2000


                               Olsten Corporation
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


Delaware                                    1-8279               13-2610512
(State or other                        (Commission File       (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)             Number)          Identification No.)

175 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, NY                               11747
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)

                                 (631) 844-7800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




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Item 5:  Other Events


     Attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as though part hereof
is a press release announcing requisite approval by stockholders of Olsten
Corporation ("Olsten") of the proposed merger of Olsten with Adecco SA.

Item 7:  Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith and incorporated
          herein by reference:


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibit No.           Exhibit Description

         99.1                  Press release




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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Olsten
Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        OLSTEN CORPORATION




                                        By:   /s/ Laurin L. Laderoute
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                                               Name:  Laurin L. Laderoute
                                               Title: Vice President

Dated: March 13, 2000

EX-99.1

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NEWS
                                    CONTACTS:         Nancy A. Macenko
                                                      Olsten Corporation
                                                      (631) 844-7034
                                                      Adecco Investor Relations
                                                      (650) 610-413-4471


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                 OLSTEN STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE ADECCO PURCHASE OF
              STAFFING SERVICES AND IT BUSINESSES AND SPLIT OFF OF
                             GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES


Melville, NY, March 13, 2000 -- Olsten Corporation (NYSE: OLS) announced that at
a special meeting of its stockholders today, owners of a majority of the
outstanding Olsten common stock formally approved the sale of the company's
staffing and information technology services businesses to Adecco SA (NASDAQ:
ADECY; SWX: ADEN 700'939; BOURSE DE PARIS: RM 12819). An integral part of the
sale is the split off of Olsten's health services business, now operating as
Gentiva Health Services.

         The transaction is expected to close on March 15, at which time Olsten
will cease trading on the New York Stock Exchange. On March 16, Adecco will
delist from NASDAQ and begin trading on the NYSE using the symbol ADO. Also on
March 16, Gentiva common stock is expected to be quoted on the NASDAQ National
Market under the symbol GTIV.

         The combination of Adecco and Olsten, which was announced in August
1999, further strengthens Adecco's position as the global leader in staffing
services. The newly merged company will have more than 25,000 full-time
employees serving approximately 250,000 clients worldwide. Pro forma combined
sales for 1999 were in excess of US $15 billion.

         Gentiva Health Services is North America's largest provider of home
health care and related services. A leader in specialty pharmaceutical services
and nursing services solutions, the company has more than 400 locations in North
America. Gentiva also provides marketing and distribution solutions for
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device firms as well as home infusion
therapies, health care network management services, skilled nursing services and
medical staffing solutions. In 1999, Gentiva Health Services had $1.5 billion in
revenue and employed approximately 70,000 associates and caregivers.




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About Adecco SA

         Adecco SA is the global leader in personnel services, in 1999
connecting up to 500,000 associates with business clients each day through its
network of more than 3,500 offices in 55 countries around the world. Registered
in Switzerland, and managed by a multinational team with expertise in markets
spanning the globe, Adecco delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing
and career resources to corporate clients and qualified associates.

         Adecco provides clients with staffing services and solutions covering
all major industries as well as specific professions. The worldwide Adecco Brand
network focuses on global industries in transition, including automotive,
banking, electronics, logistics, and telecommunications. Adecco is also
positioned as a worldwide leader in each of the major professional staffing
segments with several world-class business lines: aoc: (Accountants on Call) and
Jonathan Wren for Finance, Banking and Accounting; Ajilon and Computer People
for high-end Information Technology, TAD and Roevin for Engineering and
Technical. These Adecco businesses provide their clients with a broad range of
staffing solutions, from temporary work to permanent placement, to consulting
and managed services. Adecco also offers a range of HR solutions with
Econova/Lee Hecht Harrison, offering outplacement and career management
services.



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     Information contained in this news release, other than historical
information, should be considered forward-looking, and is subject to various
risk factors and uncertainties. For instance, the Company's strategies and
operations involve risks of competition, changing market conditions, changes in
laws and regulations affecting our industries and numerous other factors
discussed in this release and in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from
those anticipated in any forward-looking statements.