Private employment agency Employment agency

1 private employment agency

1.1 legal status
1.2 executive recruitment
1.3 executive agent
1.4 staffing types

private employment agency

the first known private employment agency founded john gabbitas recruited schoolmasters public schools in england. in united states, first private employment agency opened fred winslow started engineering agency in 1893. later became part of general employment enterprises owned businessmen s clearing house (est. 1902). of oldest agencies developed katharine felton response problems brought on 1906 san francisco earthquake , fire.

many temporary agencies specialize in particular profession or field of business, such accounting, health care, technical, or secretarial.

legal status

for of 20th century, private employment agencies considered quasi illegal entities under international law. international labour organization instead called establishment of public employment agencies. prevent abusive practices of private agencies, either abolished, or tightly regulated. in countries legal regulated.

probably inspired dissenting judgements in supreme court case called adams v. tanner, international labour organization s first ever recommendation targeted @ fee charging agencies. unemployment recommendation, 1919 (no.1), art. 1 called each member to,

take measures prohibit establishment of employment agencies charge fees or carry on business profit. such agencies exist, further recommended permitted operate under government licenses, , practicable measures taken abolish such agencies possible.

the unemployment convention, 1919, art. 2 instead required alternative of,

system of free public employment agencies under control of central authority. committees, shall include representatives of employers , workers, shall appointed advise on matters concerning carrying on of these agencies.

in 1933 fee-charging employment agencies convention (no.34) formally called abolition. exception if agencies licensed , fee scale agreed in advance. in 1949 new revised convention (no.96) produced. kept same scheme, secured ‘opt out’ (art.2) members did not wish sign up. agencies increasingly entrenched part of labor market. united states did not sign conventions. latest convention, private employment agencies convention, 1997 (no.181) takes softer stance , calls merely regulation.

in countries, agencies regulated, instance in uk under employment agencies act 1973, or in germany under arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (employee hiring law of 1972).

executive recruitment

an executive-search firm specializes in recruiting executive personnel companies in various industries. term may apply job-search-consulting firms charge job candidates fee , specialize in mid-to-upper-level executives. in united states, states require job-search-consulting firms licensed employment agencies.

some third-party recruiters work on own, while others operate through agency, acting direct contacts between client companies , job candidates recruit. can specialize in client relationships (sales or business development), in finding candidates (recruiting or sourcing), or in both areas. recruiters tend specialize in either permanent, full-time, direct-hire positions or in contract positions, in more one. in executive-search assignment, employee-gaining client company – not person being hired – pays search firm fee.

executive agent

an executive agent type of agency represents executives seeking senior executive positions unadvertised. in united kingdom, positions £125,000 ($199,000) year advertised , 50% of vacancies paying £125,000 – £150,000 advertised. however, 5% of positions pay more £150,000 (with exception of public sector) advertised , in domain of around 4,000 executive recruiters in united kingdom. such roles unadvertised maintain stakeholder confidence , overcome internal uncertainties.

staffing types

contract, contract-to-hire, temporary, part-time, full-time, gap staffing (graphic arts professional)