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781000 Activities of employment placement agencies

Information: This code has a codification rule

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)

The personnel leasing (782000) and personnel placement (781000) activities require an authorisation from SECO, which can be consulted at http://www.avg-seco.admin.ch/WebVerzeichnis/ServletWebVerzeichnis.
Mandatory authorization for personnel leasing activities 782000.

If the placement (781000) and personnel leasing (782000) activities are carried out, the personnel leasing 782000 takes priority.

When activities of employment agencies placement (781000), the activities of employment agencies leasing (782000) and the management and activities of nurses, home care (869003) are carried out, priority is given to the activities of nurses, home care 869003.