781000 Activities of employment placement agencies


This type includes listing employment vacancies and referring or placing applicants for employment, where the individuals referred or placed are not employees of the employment agencies.

This type includes:

  • personnel search, selection referral and placement including executive placement and search activities
  • activities of casting agencies and bureaux, such as theatrical casting agencies
  • activities of on-line employment placement agencies

This type excludes:

  • activities of personal theatrical or artistic agents or agencies (see 749000)

agencies and casting agents; applicants, selection, testing; cadre and placement; headhunter; manpower, employees, jobs, selection; Outplacement; permanent contract; personnel management and placement; placement of personnel; recruiter; references, reviewing; research and placement of personnel

Codification rules

Lease (78200) and personnel placement (78100) activities require authorisations from SECO, which can be consulted at the link : http://www.avg-seco.admin.ch/WebVerzeichnis/ServletWebVerzeichnis
Authorisation compulsory for lease 782000 activities.

If placement of personnel (781000) and personnel leasing (782000) activities are undertaken, personnel leasing 782000 takes priority.
Furthermore, if the placement of personnel is in a specific activity sector, the area of activity takes precedence.

If employment placement agencies (781000), temporary employment agency activities (782000) and nursing, district nursing (869003) activities are undertaken,
nursing, district nursing 869003 takes priority.

Health

781000 / 782000: Employment placement agencies (781000) and temporary employment agencies (782000).
869003: Nurses working on a self-employed basis in a medical practice or providing district nursing services.