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Group

721 Employment Services

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
Reference period
2006 (Revision 2.0)

This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:

Class

7211 Employment Placement and Recruitment Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in listing employment vacancies and in referring or placing applicants for employment in any field. The services are provided to either employers or potential employees, and include the formulation of job descriptions, the screening and testing of applicants and the investigation of references. Also included in this class are units that provide executive search services.

Primary activities

  • Casting agency operation
  • Employment agency operation
  • Employment recruitment service
  • Employment registry operation
  • Executive placement service

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • supplying their own employees to client's businesses on a fee or contract basis are included in Class 7212 Labour Supply Services; and
  • providing human resource management services to clients or managing public figures are included in Class 6962 Management Advice and Related Consulting Services.
Class

7212 Labour Supply Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in supplying their own employees to clients' businesses on a fee or contract basis. Assignments are usually temporary and performed under the supervision of staff of the client unit, at the client’s work site.

Primary activities

  • Contract labour service
  • Labour on-hiring service
  • Labour staffing service
  • Labour supply service
  • Temporary labour hire service

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • providing specialised activities on own account (sole trader) are classified based on the nature of those activities;
  • providing the entire workforce, including the supervisory staff to others, are classified according to the activity being undertaken;.
  • listing employment vacancies and referring or placing applicants for permanent employment are included in Class 7211 Employment Placement and Recruitment Services; and
  • providing human resource management services to clients or managing public figures are included in Class 6962 Management Advice and Related Consulting Services.