In Switzerland, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is the government department responsible for economic policy, labour market issues, and trade regulation.
SECO plays a significant role in shaping and enforcing rules and regulations that impact businesses, workers and employers doing business in or with Switzerland.
Recruitment agencies supplying permanent staff to Swiss companies are subject to strict licensing requirements regulated by SECO.
Any company or individual offering recruitment services must…
- obtain a license from SECO or
- operate through a SECO licensed intermediary
To obtain a SECO license the agency must have…
- a legal entity registered in Switzerland
- a qualified employee working at least 50% in Switzerland with proven recruitment experience
Alternatively, an Intermediary…
- acts as the facilitator between specialist recruiter and Swiss client
- handles all agreements, communication, invoicing of commission and handling feedback
- ensures the placement process is compliant
It is essential that the recruiter establishes the intermediary service BEFORE commencing recruitment activity in Switzerland.
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Discover more about our “No Win No Fee” Permanent Placement Intermediary Service here.
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Your intermediary service will cover the following requirements of the Swiss authorities …
- regular statistical reports to government departments
- transparency in recruitment operations
- fulfilling auditing requirements
- compliance with Swiss Federal Data protection laws and EU GDPR
Ethical Considerations and Corporate Responsibility
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): SECO require responsible business practices, including fair treatment of workers, transparency in recruitment processes, and commitment to non-discrimination
- Anti-Exploitation Measures: prevention of any form of exploitation, trafficking or abuse in the recruitment process
Accurity is a SECO licensed employment services company with over 25 years’ experience in supporting companies of all sizes. We are Swiss owned with local know-how and expertise. We advise on remote work, EOR, ANobAG, contractor payroll management as well as company outsourced payroll management, consulting and more.
Please feel free to contact our team to find out more about the services we can offer your company, contract or permanent staff .
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Michael is a celebrated strategic Marketing and Business development expert with decades of experience and achievements under his belt. He has extensive commercial knowledge in the relocation and travel industry and has specialised in highly individual customer facing services.
As a Swiss national Michael has a broad experience of Switzerland.
