Unique Personalservice

What Unique Personalservice does

Unique Personalservice GmbH is a German personnel-services provider headquartered in Munich (Landsberger Straße 370a) and operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of RGF Staffing Germany GmbH, itself part of the international Recruit Group. Founded in 1987 and holding an unlimited Arbeitnehmerüberlassung licence under §1 AÜG since 22 December 1987, the company runs more than 130 branch offices (Niederlassungen) across Germany and is certified across DIN EN ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 27001 and the SCP Sicherheitszertifikat Personaldienstleistungen. Its core business is temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) under the BAP/GVP collective-bargaining framework, billed at an hourly Verrechnungssatz with statutory surcharges, complemented by direct permanent placement (Personalvermittlung) at 33% of annual gross salary and graduated conversion fees for hire-from-temp engagements.

The product portfolio spans applicant- and client-facing services: the Jobsuche platform with 5,000+ active postings, Initiativbewerbung for speculative applications, an enterprise Orderportal, On-Site-Management for embedding Unique account managers at client sites, Großkundenlösungen for key accounts, International Recruiting, an HR-Guide knowledge base, Mitarbeitertrainings (including free forklift licences), a Gutscheinportal employee-benefit channel and a Hinweisgeber whistleblower contact. The technology stack is built on a CMS website hosted by Bechtle AG, integrated with the PERSY applicant-management tool from GermanPersonnel e-search GmbH, Microsoft Teams for conferencing, Eye-Able accessibility software from Web Inclusion GmbH, and Google / Microsoft / Meta marketing and analytics tooling under Google Consent Mode v2.

Unique serves two primary customer sets: German businesses (Mittelstand to Konzerne) needing flexible temporary or permanent workforce across logistics, industrial, handwerk, commercial, healthcare and trade verticals, and individual job seekers (Hilfs-, Fach- und Führungskräfte) seeking application support, training and benefits. Revenue mechanics combine usage-based hourly temp-staffing billings with transaction-fee permanent-placement commissions, supplemented by managed-services revenue from On-Site-Management and key-account engagements.

Name

Unique Personalservice

Legal name

Unique Personalservice GmbH

Website

https://unique-personal.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Unique Personalservice is a Munich-based German temporary-staffing and permanent-placement provider operating 130+ branches nationwide as a subsidiary of RGF Staffing Germany (Recruit Group), serving Mittelstand and enterprise clients across logistics, industrial, handwerk, healthcare and trade verticals under an AÜG licence held since 1987.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent placement
• Workforce solutions
• Personnel services
• Employee leasing

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices70 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing / Zeitarbeit): Core revenue stream: clients are billed an hourly Verrechnungssatz (billing rate) for each temporary worker deployed, with statutory surcharges (overtime +25%, night +25%, Sunday +50%, holiday +100%, Saturday +25%, shift +5%) and weekly invoicing on a 5-day Monday–Friday basis. Weekly settlement, payment due within 7 days.
2. Direct Personalvermittlung (Permanent Placement): One-time placement fee of 33% of the candidate's agreed annual gross compensation (incl. bonuses, benefits, company car etc.) plus VAT, payable upon contract signature between client and the candidate introduced by Unique.
3. Indirect Personalvermittlung (Hire-from-Temp Conversion): Graduated conversion fee if a client hires a Unique temp during or up to 6 months after the assignment: 3.2 / 2.4 / 1.6 / 0.8 gross monthly salaries for up to 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 months of prior assignment; free of charge after 12 months. 50% rate for apprenticeships; €500 flat fee for internships.
4. On-Site-Management & Großkundenlösungen (Key-Account Managed Services): Managed-service revenue from dedicated on-site Unique account managers overseeing temporary-workforce operations at large client sites, plus customised key-account solutions for corporate clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Unique Personalservice is a German personnel services provider placing candidates into temporary and permanent roles at client companies. Its core offering is Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (employee leasing / temporary work) under the BAP/GVP collective-bargaining agreement, complemented by Personalvermittlung (direct permanent placement), with On-Site-Management and Großkundenlösungen key-account solutions for medium-sized and large enterprises. The company operates more than 130 branch offices across Germany and processes placements through an online Orderportal for enterprise clients and a Jobsuche portal for candidates.

Product overview

Unique Personalservice is a German personnel services provider offering an integrated portfolio of staffing and recruitment solutions rather than a single software product. The core offering is Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary work / employee leasing) under the BAP/GVP collective bargaining agreement, complemented by Personalvermittlung (permanent placement) for direct hire. These are supported by supporting modules and tools including On-Site-Management (on-site personnel management at client sites), Großkundenlösungen (key account / enterprise solutions), Orderportal (online ordering portal for clients), International Recruiting, HR-Guide (HR knowledge base with talent management and personnel development content), Jobsuche (job search across multiple industries), Initiativbewerbung (speculative application channel), Mitarbeitertrainings (employee training programs), Gutscheinportal (employee voucher portal), and the Hinweisgeber-Kontakt (whistleblower contact channel). Together these services span more than 130 branch locations across Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Unique Seniors: Targeted offering for older job seekers (Silver Worker) referenced in blog content, integrated under the Unique Personal brand.

Products and services

• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Work / Employee Leasing) Core service placing Unique-employed candidates under indefinite employment contracts at client companies under the Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AÜG); employees receive BAP/GVP tariff pay and statutory benefits while on assignment.
• Personalvermittlung (Permanent Placement) Direct placement service matching candidates with permanent positions at client companies; Unique acts as the interface between candidate and employer, including interview preparation and confidential handling.
• On-Site-Management On-site personnel management service for medium-sized and large client companies, providing dedicated Unique staff embedded at client locations to manage the temporary workforce, scheduling, occupational-safety briefings and substitute coordination.
• Großkundenlösungen (Key Account / Enterprise Solutions) Customised personnel solutions for large/key account clients, individually tailored to specific enterprise requirements and needs.
• Orderportal Online ordering portal for client companies to request personnel, view candidate profiles and place staffing orders directly.
• International Recruiting Service supporting recruitment of international candidates for positions at German client companies.
• Jobsuche (Job Search Portal) Self-serve job-search platform for candidates offering more than 5,000 active job postings across industries; allows applications without full documentation.
• Initiativbewerbung (Speculative Application) Channel for unsolicited applications, allowing candidates to express interest in working with Unique without applying to a specific advertised position.
• Personalanfrage (Personnel Request) Web form-based channel for client companies to request personnel, with response promised within 24 hours on business days.
• Mitarbeitertrainings (Employee Trainings) Training programs for Unique employees supporting professional development, including free forklift licence (Gratis zum Staplerschein) and other vocational training offers.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 5,000 current job postings advertised across the network at any given time
• +3 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• RGF Staffing Germany GmbHflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRGF Staffing Germany is the parent company (Mutterkonzern) of Unique Personalservice GmbH. Jointly awarded "Great Place to Work" multiple times. Provides strategic, financial and group-wide operational support. RGF Staffing is itself part of the international Recruit group. Sister entities include Technicum GmbH, Secretary Plus Management Support GmbH, Unique Holding GmbH, Unique Outsourcing GmbH and Unique Staffing Projects GmbH.
• Bechtle AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationBechtle AG (Bechtle Platz 1, 74172 Neckarsulm) hosts the unique-personal.de website under a German Auftragsverarbeitung (AVV) data-processing contract. Acts as Unique's external hoster for the corporate web presence, processing IP addresses, contact requests, meta/communications data, contract data, website accesses and other data generated via the website.
• GermanPersonnel e-search GmbH (PERSY)coreTechnology or IntegrationGermanPersonnel e-search GmbH provides the PERSY job-board technology and applicant-management platform that Unique uses to publish job postings and process applications (including speculative / Initiativbewerbungen). Unique processes applicant data via PERSY to fulfil orders and requests for Arbeitnehmerüberlassung and Personalvermittlung, including forwarding data to clients where the applicant may be deployed.
• Obsentic (Jens Maiworm, Carsten Frey)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerObsentic — Jens Maiworm and Carsten Frey — is credited in the Impressum as the agency responsible for the conception, web design, realisation and hosting of unique-personal.de.
• Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister (GVP)coreOthersIndustry-body partner: GVP concludes the collective-bargaining agreements (Tarifverträge) on the employer side with DGB trade unions (IGBCE, NGG, IG Metall, GEW, ver.di, IG BAU, EVG, GdP) that govern pay and conditions for Unique's Zeitarbeitnehmer.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Persona Service: Persona Service is one of Germany's largest temp-staffing and personnel-services providers with a comparable nationwide branch network, similarly serving the Mittelstand across commercial, industrial, and logistics verticals. Operates under the same AÜG framework and BAP/GVP collective-bargaining rules, making it the closest direct competitor to Unique.
• DIS AG: DIS AG is a major German personnel-services firm offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and on-site management across white- and blue-collar segments. Direct competitor to Unique with a similar multi-branch, multi-service model and enterprise client focus.
• Tempton: Tempton is a German mid-market personnel services provider offering Arbeitnehmerüberlassung, Personalvermittlung, and on-site solutions across industrial, commercial, healthcare, and IT verticals. Direct competitor to Unique with a comparable branch network and customer base.
• Hays Germany: Hays is a leading specialist recruiter in Germany focusing on white-collar, professional, and contract placements — particularly in IT, engineering, and life sciences. Competitor to Unique in the skilled/Fachkraft permanent placement segment.
• Robert Half Deutschland: Robert Half is a global specialist recruiter with a German operation focused on finance, accounting, IT, and administrative permanent and contract placement. Competes with Unique for white-collar, Führungskraft-level placements and Personalvermittlung revenue.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Deutschland: Randstad is one of the world's largest staffing firms and a major incumbent in the German temp-staffing market. While broader in scale and offering (including HR solutions, outplacement, and MSP), it directly competes with Unique for the same German enterprise and Mittelstand clients.
• Adecco Germany: Adecco is a global staffing leader with a substantial German operation (Adecco Germany, including Adecco Medical and DIS AG sister brands). Competes with Unique in temp staffing and permanent placement across multiple verticals, but with broader international scale.
• ManpowerGroup Germany: ManpowerGroup (Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions) is a global staffing incumbent with significant German operations competing with Unique across temp staffing, permanent placement, and managed services. Broader portfolio but overlapping core customer base.

Emerging players

• GULP (part of Randstad): GULP is a leading German platform for IT freelance and project staffing, now part of Randstad. Overlaps with Unique's technical/IT professional staffing track and represents the more digital-native, platform-based competition in adjacent verticals.
• Zenjob: Zenjob is a digital-native German staffing platform focused on student, entry-level, and short-term temp placements via a mobile app. Represents the emerging digital disruptor to traditional branch-based temp-staffing models like Unique's, particularly in logistics and retail verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/UniquePersonal
• LinkedInxing.com/pages/uniquepersonalservicegmbh
• Xx.com/unique_de

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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