Work24

What Work24 does

work24.com ag is a Swiss personnel services company (Aktiengesellschaft) founded on January 3, 2009 in St. Gallen, operating as both a staffing agency (Personaldienstleister) and a job placement firm (Stellenvermittlung). It serves job seekers and employers across Eastern Switzerland (Ostschweiz) through five physical branches in St. Gallen (headquarters), Wil, Weinfelden, Rorschach, and Sargans. The company is privately held and owner-managed by founder Buci Skenderi, who serves as Chairman of the Board, with a management team spanning the regional branches.

The company's core offerings include temporary employment (Zeitarbeit), permanent placement, the Try & Hire trial-to-hire program, On Site Management (dedicated consultants stationed at client facilities), Company Mandates (outsourced HR administration, payroll, and outplacement), and a dedicated Recruiting function. Underlying technology consists of standard recruitment and staffing software with CRM capabilities, the Zvoove staffing platform, a WebOnlineService for employee document access, and AI-supported text-based candidate profiling and matching against job requirements. The company is SQS-certified through Swissstaffing and bound by the GAV Personalverleih collective labor agreement.

Work24 generates revenue through transaction and placement fees charged for matching job seekers with employers, supplemented by fees for HR outsourcing and on-site management services. It serves a horizontal cross-section of industries including construction (Hochbau, Tiefbau, painters, plasterers), food and meat processing, plastics, pharmaceuticals, automotive, machinery, transport, and packaging. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, combining local in-person advisory services (including work permits, housing assistance, training referrals, and legal guidance for job seekers) with digital channels such as the corporate website, workBlog, social media presence, and partnerships with Swiss job portals including Indeed.ch, ostjob.ch, jobs.ch, jobscout24.ch, and Jobsora.

Name

Work24

Legal name

work24.com ag

Website

https://work24.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Work24 is a Swiss staffing and personnel placement agency serving job seekers and employers in Eastern Switzerland through five branches, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, Try & Hire, on-site management, and HR outsourcing across construction, manufacturing, food, and industrial sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Personnel Placement Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Temporary Help Services (56132), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & General Labor Staffing (BPACAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skilled Trades (Electricians/Plumbers/HVAC/Carpenters) Staffing (BPACAEAB), Manufacturing & Production Line Staffing (BPACAEAC), Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent recruitment placement
• Personnel consulting
• Construction staffing
• Try and Hire placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Gallen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Personaldienstleistungen (Personnel Services): Work24 provides temporary staffing (Zeitarbeit/Temporärarbeit), permanent placement (Festangestellte), Try & Hire services, and personnel outsourcing for companies. They charge fees for matching job seekers with employers.
2. Personalvermittlung (Recruitment): Placement of temporary workers and permanent employees. The company earns placement fees by providing qualified workers to companies based on their specific needs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Work24 operates as a personnel services and job placement agency providing temporary staffing (Zeitarbeit), permanent placement (Festangestellte), Try & Hire trial placements, On Site Management, and outsourced personnel administration for companies in Eastern Switzerland. The company connects job seekers with employers across construction, manufacturing, food processing, automotive, pharmaceutical, transport, and service industries through five physical branches in St. Gallen, Wil, Weinfelden, Rorschach, and Sargans.

Product overview

work24.com operates as a staffing and personnel placement agency serving the Eastern Switzerland (Ostschweiz) region. The company functions as a unified service offering rather than a modular software platform. Its core products include temporary employment (Zeitarbeit), permanent placement, and Try & Hire trial employment programs. Supporting service modules encompass On Site Management (dedicated consultants at client sites), Company Mandates (outsourced HR administration), and a dedicated Recruiting department. Additional offerings include a WebOnlineService for digital document access. The company connects job seekers with employers across industries including industry, construction, maintenance, and services through five branch locations in St. Gallen, Wil, Weinfelden, Rorschach, and Sargans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Employment (Temporärarbeit/Zeitarbeit)
• Permanent Placement (Festangestellte)
• Try & Hire
• On Site Management
• Company Mandates (Firmenmandate)
• Recruiting Service
• WebOnlineService

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SwissstaffingcoreOthersWork24 is a certified member of Swissstaffing, the Swiss employers' association for the personnel services industry. This partnership ensures compliance with GAV Personalverleih (collective labor agreement), quality standards, and professional practices. The SQS certification is obtained through this membership.
• Indeed SwitzerlandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJob portal partnership for posting and advertising open positions to reach a wider audience of job seekers in Switzerland.
• OstjobminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional Swiss job portal partnership for advertising positions in Eastern Switzerland.
• jobs.chminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor Swiss job portal partnership for posting open positions to a broad Swiss job-seeking audience.
• jobscout24minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSwiss job portal partnership for advertising open positions to job seekers across Switzerland.
• JobsoraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational job portal partnership for reaching additional job seekers.
• CREATIVE MINDS Werbeagentur GmbHminorOthersAdvertising agency responsible for web design and implementation of the Work24 website.
• PL Treuhand AGminorOthersTrust/accounting firm providing financial services support.
• temptraining.chminorOthersTraining platform for continuing education subsidies - offers up to CHF 5,000 for training and up to CHF 2,250 for wage compensation for temporary workers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• temping.ch: Swiss online temporary staffing platform focused on blue-collar and industrial placements. Competes with Work24 in the same Swiss industrial and temporary labor market with a digitally-led, lighter-branch model.
• Stellenwerk: Swiss regional staffing and personnel placement agency operating in German-speaking Switzerland with temporary and permanent placement offerings. Closely comparable mid-sized local competitor in the same geographic and service footprint as Work24.
• Michael Page Switzerland: Specialist recruitment firm focused on permanent placement of professional and technical talent. Operates in Switzerland with dedicated practice areas overlapping the white-collar portion of Work24's placements, particularly in manufacturing, technical, and commercial roles in Eastern Switzerland.
• Robert Half Switzerland: Global staffing firm specializing in finance, accounting, administrative, and IT placements. Competes for the same permanent placement and contract staffing business as Work24 in Switzerland, particularly for office and professional roles.
• Grafton Recruitment Switzerland: Switzerland-based staffing and recruitment firm offering temporary and permanent placement across office, industrial, and technical roles. Directly competes with Work24 in the Swiss staffing market, including Eastern Switzerland, with a similar mid-sized local-playbook model.
• Hays Switzerland: UK-headquartered specialist recruiter operating in Switzerland with focus on professional and technical permanent and contract placements. Overlaps with Work24's skilled-trade and technical placement offerings and serves similar regional employer bases.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Group: Global staffing leader headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Operates across temporary staffing, permanent placement, and career transition services worldwide, including Eastern Switzerland, providing direct overlap with Work24's offerings but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Randstad Switzerland: Dutch-headquartered global staffing firm with a Swiss subsidiary offering temporary and permanent placement, including blue-collar, skilled trades, and administrative staffing. Competes for the same employer wallet as Work24 in Eastern Switzerland but with deeper national coverage and more advanced digital matching tools.
• Kelly Services Switzerland: Global staffing provider with Swiss operations covering temporary, permanent, and outsourced workforce solutions across industrial, scientific, and administrative segments. Directly competes for the same blue-collar and skilled-trade placements as Work24.
• ManpowerGroup Switzerland: Global staffing major with Swiss operations covering temporary, permanent, and workforce solutions across industrial, administrative, and professional segments. Targets the same SME and enterprise employers in Switzerland that Work24 serves, with broader portfolio and international reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/work24com
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/work24-com-ag
• Instagraminstagram.com/work24.com.ag

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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