What Delego does

Delego is a privately held Hungarian HR services group founded in 2012 and headquartered in Csomád, Hungary. It operates through multiple coordinated legal entities: Delego Személyzeti Szolgáltató Kft. (workforce lending), Delego Consulting Kft. (permanent placement and executive search), Delego Diák Iskolaszövetkezet (student cooperative), and Delego Senior Nyugdíjas Szövetkezet (retiree cooperative). The group's primary offerings are temporary workforce lending (munkaerő-kölcsönzés), permanent placement and direct search (munkaerő-közvetítés), payroll accounting outsourcing (bérszámfejtés), simplified/atypical employment, outplacement (caring redundancy), and student and retiree labor delivered through cooperative frameworks — serving Hungarian enterprises in manufacturing, automotive, electronics, logistics, retail/FMCG, shared service centers (SSC) and call-center operations.

Delego's principal strategic asset is the government-issued 'Minősített munkaerő-kölcsönző' (Qualified Workforce Lender) license acquired in October 2022 (BP/0701/075046-5/2022-10), which authorizes recruitment from 11 non-EU countries — Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Belarus, the Philippines, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, and Armenia — without individual work permits, backed by a 50 million HUF segregated financial deposit in addition to the standard 15 million HUF lending deposit. The technology stack is operationally modest: a proprietary candidate database managed by HRSzoftver Kft. (with two-year retention), Microsoft Exchange Online for communications, VCC Live Hungary's call-center platform, and ad-hoc IT support from IIT Network Kft. and Web-N Bt. Distribution runs through a five-language portal (HU/EN/RU/ZH/KO) targeting both Hungarian employers and foreign candidates, supplemented by physical offices in Budapest, Balassagyarmat, and the newly opened Nagykőrös branch.

The revenue model is multi-stream and predominantly fee-based: managed-services fees for temporary and qualified foreign workforce lending, transaction fees for permanent placement and executive search, professional-services fees for payroll outsourcing and outplacement, and unit-based all-inclusive hourly rates (rezsióradíj) for student labor that yield clients 30-40% cost savings versus full-time employees through social-contribution exemptions. Operational scale is evidenced by 1,713 workers placed in 2022 and approximately 2,000 employment contracts concluded from 20,000 interviews in 2023, within a Hungarian staffing market that places over 130,000 workers annually. Trust signals include ISO 9001 certification issued by ecomCERT, multi-year Dun & Bradstreet AAA financial-stability certification (renewed 2026), and a non-dilutive EU workforce-development grant of HUF 11,960,000 awarded under the GINOP Plusz 3.2.1-21 program starting July 2024.

Name

Delego

Legal name

DELEGO Személyzeti Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság

Website

https://delego.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Delego is a Hungarian HR services group founded in 2012, providing temporary workforce lending, permanent placement, payroll outsourcing, simplified employment, outplacement, and Qualified Workforce Lender–licensed foreign worker recruitment from 11 non-EU countries to Hungarian enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Staffing / HR Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Services, Nec (8900)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Employment Cost Management & Workforce Analytics (BPACAHAK)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing
• Workforce lending
• Permanent placement
• Payroll outsourcing
• Foreign worker recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Csomád

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Student workforce lending (Diákmunka): Fixed all-inclusive hourly rates (rezsióradíj) covering wages, taxes, advertising, recruitment, organization, payroll and administration costs; billed to clients as general operating expense rather than payroll cost. Delivered via Delego Diák Student Cooperative.
2. Temporary workforce lending (Munkaerő-kölcsönzés): Fee-based lending of Delego-employed temporary workers to client companies under lend-and-use arrangements; allows clients to flex headcount without expanding own workforce.
3. Permanent placement / recruitment (Munkaerő-közvetítés): Search-and-selection fees for permanent placements and executive/direct search, including SSC specialists, electrical engineers, technologists, logistics specialists, economists, financial experts and IT professionals with foreign-language skills. Performed by Delego Consulting Kft.
4. Qualified foreign workforce lending: Premium fee-bearing service enabled by Qualified Lender license, allowing recruitment from 11 non-EU countries without work-permit requirements. Includes full administration and onboarding support.
5. Payroll outsourcing (Bérszámfejtés): Recurring outsourced payroll service handling wage calculation, social-contribution declarations, NAV data services and related administration for clients.
6. Retiree cooperative staffing (Nyugdíjas szövetkezet): Cooperative-based staffing of experienced retirees to client companies via Delego Senior Public-Interest Retiree Cooperative, with Delego handling recruitment, contracting and payroll.
7. Outplacement services: Fee-based outplacement/caring-redundancy service combining career counseling, CV/interview preparation, job-search strategy, psychological support and employer-branding advisory.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Delego is a Hungarian HR services group providing temporary workforce lending, permanent placement and executive search, qualified foreign-worker recruitment from 11 non-EU countries, payroll accounting outsourcing, simplified/atypical employment, outplacement/caring-redundancy services, and cooperative-based student and retiree staffing. Services are delivered via multiple group entities (Delego Személyzeti Szolgáltató Kft., Delego Consulting Kft., Delego Diák Student Cooperative, Delego Senior Pensioner Cooperative) under the 'Az Ember az Első' (People First) brand, targeting Hungarian employers across manufacturing, logistics, retail/FMCG, SSC, automotive and related sectors.

Product overview

Delego is a Hungarian HR services group (not a SaaS product) operating through multiple legal entities — Delego Személyzeti Szolgáltató Kft., Delego Consulting Kft., the Delego Diák Student Cooperative (iskolaszövetkezet), and the Delego Senior Pensioner Cooperative — that together deliver a portfolio of workforce solutions rather than a single unified software product. The core offerings are Munkaerő-kölcsönzés (Temporary Workforce Lending) and Munkaerő-közvetítés (Permanent Placement/Recruitment), which are extended by the qualified foreign-worker Minősített kölcsönzés service, Egyszerűsített foglalkoztatás (Simplified Employment), and two cooperative-based channels: Diákmunka (Student Work via Delego Diák Iskolaszövetkezet) and the Delego Senior Nyugdíjas Szövetkezet (Pensioner Cooperative). Supporting add-on services include Bérszámfejtés (Payroll Accounting), Outplacement (caring redundancy), and the Bérkalkulátor online wage calculator, with the Delego Blog serving as content/marketing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Delego Diák Iskolaszövetkezet: Student cooperative brand within the Delego group, providing student workforce staffing through Hungarian iskolaszövetkezet (student cooperative) framework.
• Delego Senior Nyugdíjas Szövetkezet

Products and services

• Munkaerő-kölcsönzés (Temporary Workforce Lending) Traditional temporary staffing service offered by Delego Személyzeti Szolgáltató Kft. (Delego Kft.) supplying flexible workforce to client companies across electronics, automotive, manufacturing, logistics, retail, customer service, call center, and SSC sectors.
• Munkaerő-közvetítés (Permanent Placement / Recruitment) Permanent placement and direct search / executive search service delivered by Delego Consulting Kft., specializing in SSC specialists, electrical engineers, technologists, logistics specialists, economists, financiers, and IT professionals with foreign language skills.
• Minősített kölcsönzés (Qualified Foreign Workforce Lending) Qualified-status workforce lending service allowing Delego to recruit from 11 non-EU countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Belarus, the Philippines, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, and Armenia) without work permits, including full administration and onboarding support.
• Egyszerűsített foglalkoztatás (Simplified Employment) Simplified, atypical employment combining benefits of short-term staffing and outsourcing — same-day worker replacement, low public burden, no vacation/sick-leave costs, higher net wages, retained social benefits, simple administration, and fast onboarding without occupational physician requirements.
• Diákmunka / Delego Diák Iskolaszövetkezet (Student Workforce via Student Cooperative) Student employment channeled through the Delego Diák Student Cooperative (iskolaszövetkezet) at fixed all-inclusive hourly rates, providing 30–40% cost savings versus full-time employees due to social-contribution, holiday and sick-pay exemptions, across administration, data entry, hostess, call center, packaging, translation and other skilled tasks.
• Delego Senior Nyugdíjas Szövetkezet (Pensioner Cooperative Employment) Public-interest pensioner cooperative providing experienced, loyal retired workers to client companies through a cost-effective, flexible framework — covering light physical work, office roles, skilled positions, retail support, fast-food tasks, hospitality, and part-time or occasional work at lower public-charge rates than traditional employment.
• Bérszámfejtés (Payroll Accounting Outsourcing) Full-service payroll accounting outsourcing providing continuously updated legal compliance, time and cost efficiency, secure data handling, and full administrative handling of contribution returns, NAV data provision, and related tasks for client companies.
• Outplacement – gondoskodó elbocsátás (Outplacement / Caring Redundancy) Outplacement program offering individual and group career counseling, CV and interview preparation, job-search strategy, psychological support, and employer-brand building for employees transitioning out of an organization during workforce reductions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30-40% cost savings vs full-time employees when using student workers (due to social-contribution, holiday and sick-pay exemptions)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered industry association membership, sector association, critical source-country partner, core technology vendor, strategic infrastructure vendor, ad-hoc it vendor, operational technology vendor and certification body.

• VOSZ (National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers)industry association membershipGTM or Marketing PartnerDelego displays the VOSZ member-logo on its homepage partner section, signaling membership in Hungary's national entrepreneurs' association. Supports brand credibility and referral opportunities among member companies.
• BKIK (Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry)industry association membershipGTM or Marketing PartnerDelego shows the BKIK logo on its homepage partners section, indicating chamber-of-commerce membership that provides networking, referrals and credibility for B2B clients in Budapest and surrounding areas.
• MTMSZ (Hungarian Association of Staffing Companies)sector associationGTM or Marketing PartnerDelego is a member of the Hungarian staffing-industry association, with the MTMSZ logo displayed on the homepage. Provides sector advocacy and credibility.
• Philippine Migrant Workers Office (MWO) Budapestcritical source-country partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelego cooperates with the Philippines' Migrant Workers Office in Budapest and Vienna. This enables Hungarian employers to file accreditation requests locally and obtain necessary permits, while ensuring compliance with Philippine government requirements under OWWA and DMW oversight.
• HRSzoftver Kft.core technology vendorTechnology or IntegrationHRSzoftver Kft. (seat: 2045 Törökbálint, Kossuth Lajos utca 40.) operates Delego's candidate-database management software as a data processor. Provides technical support, maintenance and development access to the system, with access to personal data but no further processing activities.
• Microsoft Ireland Operations Limitedstrategic infrastructure vendorTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft provides Exchange Online under subscription for Delego's email and personal-data storage. Acts as data processor within Delego's GDPR-compliant data-management framework.
• IIT Network Kft.ad-hoc it vendorTechnology or IntegrationIIT Network Kft. (seat: 2072 Zsámbék, Kálvária u. 6.) provides ad-hoc software maintenance services with potential access to personal data processed by Delego. Operates as a data processor without additional data-handling activities.
• Web-N Bt.ad-hoc it vendorTechnology or IntegrationWeb-N Bt. (seat: 5100 Jászberény, Szövetkezet út 5. 3/33.) provides ad-hoc software maintenance services with potential access to personal data processed by Delego. Operates as a data processor without additional data-handling activities.
• VCC Live Hungary Kft.operational technology vendorTechnology or IntegrationVCC Live Hungary Kft. (seat: 1112 Budapest, Balatoni út 2/A. 5. em.) provides Delego's call-center customer-service system used in candidate outreach and recruitment activities.
• ecomCERTcertification bodyTechnology or IntegrationecomCERT issued Delego's ISO 9001 quality management certification, with the certificate displayed on the homepage partners section. Indicates externally audited compliance with international quality standards.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hays Hungary: Hungarian subsidiary of UK-based specialist recruiter Hays, focused on permanent placement and professional/executive search — directly comparable to Delego Consulting Kft.'s recruitment and direct search services.
• Randstad Hungary: Hungarian operation of Dutch global staffing firm Randstad, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, HR solutions and outplacement — overlapping directly with Delego's full service portfolio.
• Grafton Recruitment Hungary: Hungarian operation of Irish-origin international recruitment firm Grafton, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement and executive search — closely comparable to Delego's general staffing and consulting services.
• Prohuman: Hungarian domestic staffing and HR services company providing temporary and permanent workforce solutions, payroll outsourcing and recruitment — a like-for-like mid-market domestic peer to Delego.
• PannonWork: Hungarian-headquartered staffing company providing temporary and permanent workforce solutions, particularly in regional Hungary — directly comparable to Delego's regional office expansion and domestic staffing model.
• Trenkwalder: Austrian-headquartered staffing and HR services group operating across Central and Eastern Europe (including Hungary), offering temporary staffing, permanent placement and workforce solutions — a near-identical business model and product set to Delego's core offering.
• Gi Group Hungary: Hungarian arm of Italian-headquartered global staffing and HR services firm Gi Group, providing temporary and permanent staffing, recruitment and workforce management — comparable in scale and service breadth to Delego.
• Kelly Services Hungary: Hungarian subsidiary of US-based global staffing firm Kelly Services, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement and workforce solutions — competing with Delego across similar client segments in Hungary.
• ManpowerGroup Hungary: Hungarian subsidiary of global staffing leader ManpowerGroup, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, talent resourcing and workforce solutions — directly competing with Delego across the same client segments in Hungary.
• WHC Group: Hungarian private HR services group offering staffing, recruitment, payroll outsourcing and HR consulting — a closely comparable domestic peer with similar multi-service positioning to Delego.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/delegoazemberazelso
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/delego-szem-lyzeti-szolg-ltat-kft-

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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