What Grafton Recruitment does

Grafton Recruitment, operating as Grafton Slovakia s.r.o., is a Bratislava-headquartered staffing and HR solutions provider serving the Slovak market through six branch offices (Bratislava, Košice, Nitra, and Žilina). Founded in 2004 and active in Slovakia for over 20 years, the firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gi Group Holding — an Italian multinational staffing group operating in 58 countries, employing more than 9,000 internal staff, and serving over 25,000 client companies at approximately EUR 5 billion in annual revenues following its 2024 acquisition of Kelly's European staffing business. Grafton Slovakia employs more than 1,000 HR professionals, collaborates with over 6,500 client companies, and fills more than 25,000 job positions annually, with over 20,000 agency workers placed in Slovakia over the past decade.

The company's core offering is structured around three revenue streams: contingency-based permanent placement (charging fees only on successful placement under a "no placement, no fee" model), temporary staffing where Grafton acts as employer of record, and professional services for HR consulting modules. The consulting suite is extensive and includes custom salary surveys, outplacement, assessment and development centers, psychometric diagnostics, employee development and training, HR audits and process optimization, competency models, and the Engage employee engagement questionnaire. A specialized procurement and logistics recruitment vertical targets supply chain, purchasing, and distribution roles across automotive, manufacturing, retail, and FMCG clients. The technology layer is a web-based job portal (grafton.sk) featuring candidate profiling, CV upload, job alerts, and personalized recommendations, plus user account management operated in partnership with external data processor Freely Agency s.r.o.

Go-to-market is sales-led enterprise field sales delivered through branch consultants, supported by a self-serve online portal for individual job seekers and a content-marketing "career zone" producing CV, interview, and salary resources. Marketing channels include the website, career guides, and featured employer partnerships (Stellantis). The customer base spans employers and job seekers as primary segments, with secondary personas covering students/graduates and supply chain/procurement specialists. The firm holds ISO 9001 certification and an EcoVadis Committed Sustainability Rating (Oct 2025), and is part of a wider Slovak group alongside Gi Group HR Services Slovakia s.r.o. and Grafton Outsourcing Services s.r.o. No AI/ML capabilities are disclosed in the product, technology, or integration data.

Name

Grafton Recruitment

Legal name

Grafton Slovakia s.r.o.

Website

https://grafton.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Grafton Recruitment (Grafton Slovakia s.r.o.) is a Bratislava-based staffing agency and HR solutions provider serving Slovak employers and job seekers through six branch offices. A subsidiary of Italian multinational Gi Group Holding, it delivers permanent placement, temporary staffing, and HR consulting across multiple industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing & Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Temporary Help Services (56132)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG), Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO)

Keywords

• Staffing services
• Permanent placement
• Temporary staffing
• HR consulting
• Talent acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Bratislava

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment/Placement Services: Permanent placement services for employers, charging a fee only when a suitable candidate is successfully placed. All services including advertising are free until a successful placement is made.
2. Temporary Staffing/Agency Employment: Temporary placement of workers with client companies. Grafton acts as the employer of record for agency workers placed at client organizations.
3. HR Consulting Services: Additional HR services including salary surveys, outplacement, assessment centers, psychometrics, employee development and training, HR audits, competency models, and employee engagement surveys.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Grafton Recruitment provides employment agency services including permanent placement, temporary staffing (acting as employer of record for agency workers), and HR consulting solutions. The firm operates a job portal and candidate management platform, complemented by specialized HR services such as salary surveys, outplacement, assessment centers, psychometric diagnostics, employee training, HR audits, competency models, and employee engagement surveys. It serves both employers across multiple industries and job seekers across Slovakia.

Product overview

Grafton Recruitment operates as a staffing agency and HR solutions provider, offering a unified portfolio of employment agency services and complementary HR consulting modules. The core offering includes recruitment, temporary staffing, and talent management services, supported by additional modules such as custom salary surveys, outplacement, assessment/development centers, psychometric diagnostics, employee development and training, HR audit and process optimization, the Engage employee engagement questionnaire tool, and competency models. The company also specializes in procurement and logistics recruitment services. The company is part of the Gi Group Holding international group and serves clients across Slovakia through offices in Bratislava, Košice, Žilina, and Nitra.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pracovné agentúry a personálne riešenia (Staffing Agency & Personnel Solutions) Core recruitment and staffing offering providing permanent placement, temporary staffing, and talent management services for employers and job seekers across Slovakia.
• Custom Salary Surveys and Analyses Custom salary surveys and analyses to help clients set and stabilize salary systems to support employee retention.
• Outplacement Services
• Assessment / Development Center
• Psychometric Diagnostics
• Employee Development and Training
• HR Audit and HR Process Optimization
• Engage: Employee Engagement Questionnaire
• Competency Models
• Procurement and Logistics Recruitment
• Job Positions Register

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Gi Group HR Services Slovakia s.r.o.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Gi Group Slovakia alongside Grafton Slovakia, collaborating in the field of employment mediation. Companies share candidate databases and jointly serve job seekers with placement services.
• Grafton Outsourcing Services s.r.o.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Gi Group Slovakia, specializing in professional placement for qualified specialists as self-employed entrepreneurs. Offers additional collaboration opportunities beyond traditional employment.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Adecco: Global staffing leader providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and career transition services with operations across Europe. A direct competitor for enterprise staffing contracts in Slovakia and the broader CEE region.
• Randstad: One of the world's largest staffing firms offering permanent placement, temporary staffing, and HR solutions with a meaningful presence in CEE. Comparable because it competes for the same multinational and local employer RFPs that Grafton targets, even though its brand and scale in Slovakia are smaller.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions provider with strong presence across Europe including CEE. Comparable due to overlapping permanent and temporary placement offerings and shared multinational enterprise client base.

Direct peers

• Kelly Services: Global staffing firm whose European staffing business was acquired by Gi Group Holding in 2024. Highly comparable in service offering (temporary, permanent, professional placement) and now part of Grafton's parent, making it both a former direct competitor and a structural reference point.
• PageGroup: International recruitment group operating Page Personnel, Michael Page, and Page Executive brands across professional and executive search. Comparable to Grafton's permanent placement business and HR consulting modules, particularly for white-collar roles in Slovakia-adjacent markets.
• Robert Half: Specialized staffing and consulting firm focused on finance, accounting, technology, and administrative placements. Comparable for its professional and technical permanent placement model, though its Slovak footprint is limited.
• Gi Group Holding: The Italian multinational parent company of Grafton Slovakia and a direct operator of staffing services across 58 countries. Gi Group is the most direct comparability anchor given shared ownership, overlapping service portfolio (permanent, temporary, HR consulting), and shared candidate databases in Slovakia via Gi Group HR Services Slovakia s.r.o.
• Trenkwalder: Austrian-headquartered staffing group with a strong CEE presence including Slovakia. Direct overlap in temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR outsourcing services, competing for the same enterprise and SMB clients in Bratislava and other Slovak cities.
• Hays: Specialist recruitment firm focused on professional and technical permanent placement across multiple disciplines, with operations in CEE. Directly comparable for professional/technical hiring, particularly in IT, engineering, finance, and supply chain, which mirror Grafton's specializations.

Regional players

• Manuvia: CEE-focused staffing and workforce solutions provider operating across multiple Central European markets. Comparable to Grafton in regional scope, target industries (automotive, manufacturing, logistics), and service mix (temporary, permanent, outsourcing).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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