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7820 Temporary employment agency activities

Information: This code has a codification rule

  • 78.20.1 Temporary employment agency services

    This category includes:

    • staffing services for the supply of personnel for temporary work assignments

    The temporary staffing firm hires its own employees and assigns/supplies them to clients to support or supplement the client's workforce in work situations such as employee absences, temporary skill shortages, seasonal workloads, and special assignments and projects. The employees are on the payroll of the temporary staffing firm which is legally responsible for their actions, but when working they are under the direct supervision of the client. The temporary staffing firm specifies the pay, benefits etc. of the employee.

  • 78.20.11 Temporary employment agency services for the supply of computer and telecommunications personnel

    This subcategory includes:

    • temporary staffing services for the supply of computer and telecommunications personnel such as IT and telecommunications systems support personnel, software developers, data processing personnel etc.
  • 78.20.12 Temporary employment agency services for the supply of other office support personnel

    This subcategory includes:

    • temporary staffing services for the supply of other office support personnel such as secretaries, clerks, book-keepers, typists etc.
  • 78.20.13 Temporary employment agency services for the supply of commercial and trade personnel

    This subcategory includes:

    • temporary staffing services for the supply of commercial and trade personnel
  • 78.20.14 Temporary employment agency services for the supply of transport, warehousing, logistics or industrial workers

    This subcategory includes:

    • temporary staffing services for the supply of transport, warehousing, logistics or industrial workers such as construction workers, maintenance workers, drivers, machinists, assemblers, machine operators, labourers, movers, shippers etc.
  • 78.20.15 Temporary employment agency services for the supply of hotels and restaurants personnel

    This subcategory includes:

    • temporary staffing services for the supply of hotels and restaurants personnel such as cooks, waiters, hotel receptionists
  • 78.20.16 Temporary employment agency services for the supply of medical personnel
  • 78.20.19 Temporary employment agency services for the supply of other personnel

    This subcategory includes:

    • temporary staffing services for the supply of teachers, executives and other personnel n.e.c.

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.