What Unique Nederland does

Unique Nederland B.V. is a Dutch staffing and recruitment agency headquartered in Almere, operating under the trade name "Unique" and "Unique Uitzendbureau." Founded around 1975, the company matches job seekers (uitzendkrachten) with Dutch employers across administrative, commercial, financial, customer service, government, logistics, and industrial sectors, operating 22 physical branch offices across the Netherlands supplemented by an online job portal. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of RGF Staffing The Netherlands, which in turn sits within Recruit Holdings (Tokyo, Japan), giving Unique access to group-level services, governance, and digital investment.

The company's product surface is anchored by MijnUnique, a self-service portal that lets candidates register in roughly two minutes without a CV, manage documents, log hours, access payslips, and track applications, with a parallel employer variant for vacancy management. Adjacent offerings include Talentscan (a candidate assessment and matching tool), a dedicated Unique Senior sub-brand for post-retirement professionals, a Unique Career division focused on the childcare (kinderopvang) sector, and the CAO Checker tool developed by parent RGF Staffing to help employers verify compliance with the 2026 equal-pay rules for flex workers. Employer services span vacancy placement (Werving), selection (Selectie), project and workforce planning (Project & Planning), employer branding, and detached staffing (Detacheren).

Unique earns revenue through the standard staffing-agency margin model: as the employer of record for placed workers, it charges client companies a bill rate and pays workers a lower pay rate, capturing the spread plus any management or administration fees. Pricing for employer services is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and there is no candidate-side fee. Distribution runs through direct channels only — physical branches, the unique.nl portal, MijnUnique, direct employer sales, and specialized sub-brand teams — with no intermediary resellers. The customer base spans marquee Dutch enterprises and government bodies (ABN AMRO, ING, Shell, KPMG, Allianz, UWV, Gemeente Den Haag, FedEx) alongside a long tail of SMBs across the country.

Name

Unique Nederland

Legal name

Unique Nederland B.V.

Website

https://unique.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Unique Nederland is a Dutch staffing and recruitment agency based in Almere, operating 22 branches across the Netherlands as a subsidiary of RGF Staffing (part of Recruit Holdings). It places temporary, detached, and permanent staff for enterprises, government bodies, and SMBs across multiple sectors via the MijnUnique portal, Talentscan assessment, and dedicated Senior and Career divisions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Recruitment agency
• Employer branding
• Candidate assessment
• Workforce planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Almere

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Temporary staffing / uitzenddiensten: Unique places temporary workers (uitzendkrachten) with client companies. As the employer of record for placed workers, Unique handles payroll and charges the client employer a margin on top of the worker's wages. Revenue is generated through the spread between the bill rate charged to client companies and the pay rate paid to workers, plus potential management/administration fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Unique Nederland is a Dutch staffing and recruitment agency (uitzendbureau) that places temporary workers, detached staff, and permanent candidates with client companies across the Netherlands. It acts as the employer of record for placed workers, handling payroll and charging a margin to client employers, and operates 22 physical branch offices plus an online portal (MijnUnique) for self-service job matching and document management.

Product overview

Unique Nederland is a staffing/temp agency operating under RGF Staffing that provides a unified platform connecting job seekers with employers. The core offering consists of job placement and staffing services with an online portal (MijnUnique) for candidates to manage their employment matters. The company offers specialized services including talent assessment (Talentscan), recruitment (Werving), selection (Selectie), and workforce planning (Project & Planning). Additional branded services include Unique Senior for experienced professionals and a CAO Checker tool for employers to verify equal remuneration compliance. The products work together as an integrated staffing solution where candidates register, get assessed, and are matched with suitable positions, while employers access recruitment and workforce planning services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Unique Senior: Program connecting experienced professionals with employers for post-retirement work opportunities
• MijnUnique
• UNQ

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing (Uitzenddiensten)
• MijnUnique Online Portal Online self-service portal where candidates manage profile documents, log worked hours, access payslips, and track job applications. Available in two variants: one for uitzendkrachten and one for employers.
• Talentscan Talent assessment tool that helps candidates identify their strengths, talents, and personality traits to match them with suitable job positions.
• Employer Branding Service helping employers strengthen their employer brand to attract and retain talent through positioning, content, and candidate experience design.
• Werving (Recruitment) Recruitment service to source and attract qualified candidates for employer vacancies, provided as a standalone employer-facing service.
• Selectie (Selection) Candidate selection and screening service that matches the right candidates with specific employer requirements.
• Project & Planning Workforce planning and project staffing service for employers needing flexible resourcing for defined projects or fluctuating demand.
• Detacheren (Detachment) Detached staffing service where Unique hires employees on permanent contracts and assigns them to client organizations for extended periods, including a specialized offering for the childcare sector.
• CAO Checker Compliance tool developed by parent RGF Staffing that helps employers verify whether their employee compensation packages comply with the new equal pay regulations for flex workers under the 2026 CAO.
• Unique Senior Specialized service line connecting experienced professionals who wish to remain active after retirement with employers needing their expertise.

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RGF Staffing The NetherlandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnique is a subsidiary (onderdeel) of RGF Staffing The Netherlands. RGF Staffing is the parent organization that owns Unique and other Dutch staffing brands. RGF Staffing in turn is part of Recruit Holdings (Tokyo, Japan), a global player with a strong focus on digital services. RGF Staffing provides shared services including the CAO Checker tool and governance frameworks.
• ABN AMROminorOthersABN AMRO is listed as a 'top employer' (topwerkgever) on Unique's platform, indicating a strong commercial partnership where Unique sources candidates for open positions at ABN AMRO.
• INGminorOthersING is listed as a 'top employer' partner on Unique's platform, with Unique placing candidates for open roles at ING.
• ABU (Algemene Bond voor Uitzendondernemingen)minorOthersUnique's general terms and conditions are partly based on the general conditions of the ABU (General Association of Temporary Employment Agencies). This indicates adherence to ABU standards and industry self-regulation.
• FedEx (Schiphol)minorOthersFedEx is listed as a client employer on Unique's platform with open logistics positions at Schiphol.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Randstad: Largest Dutch-headquartered staffing and HR services company; direct competitor in Dutch generalist and specialist temporary staffing, employer branding, and RPO/MSP. Most direct competitor to Unique given shared Dutch market and overlapping service portfolio.
• Olympia: Dutch generalist staffing and recruitment agency with branch network; competes head-to-head with Unique in uitzend placement, candidate onboarding speed, and SMB/enterprise account coverage in the Netherlands.
• Brunel International: Dutch-headquartered specialist staffing firm focusing on engineering, technical, and professional placements; relevant peer in the higher-skill end of the Dutch flex market where Unique also operates.
• Tempo-Team: Dutch generalist staffing brand owned by Randstad; directly competes with Unique in uitzenddiensten, candidate matching, and employer services across the Netherlands, with similar branch footprint and SMB/enterprise coverage.
• ManpowerGroup Netherlands: Major global staffing firm with Dutch operations (Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions); competes directly with Unique in generalist flex staffing, professional placement, and workforce solutions across Dutch enterprise and SMB.
• Yacht (Randstad): Dutch professional staffing brand under Randstad specializing in higher-educated and technical roles; overlaps with Unique's mid-market and professional-segment employer services in the Netherlands.
• Start People: Dutch staffing brand also owned by RGF Staffing The Netherlands (Unique's parent); sister brand competing in similar generalist and on-site staffing segments, making it the closest portfolio-internal peer.
• Adecco Netherlands: Global staffing leader with a substantial Dutch operation; competes directly in temporary staffing, permanent placement, and career transition services, with comparable service breadth and enterprise client overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Hays Netherlands: Global professional staffing group with Dutch operations; competes in the professional and specialized placement segments where Unique also serves clients such as KPMG and major enterprises.
• Michael Page Netherlands: Global professional recruitment firm (PageGroup) with Dutch presence; competes in mid-to-senior permanent and contract placement, overlapping with Unique's professional-segment employer offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UniqueNederland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unique
• Instagraminstagram.com/uniquenederland
• TikToktiktok.com/@unique.nederland
• Xx.com/uniquenl

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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