What Uitzendbureau Emwerk does

Uitzendbureau Emwerk, operating under the legal entity Emned B.V., is a privately held Dutch staffing and recruitment agency headquartered at Oosterbracht 17 in Emmen, Netherlands. The company serves employers and job seekers across the four northern Dutch provinces of Drenthe, Friesland, Groningen, and Overijssel, with 88 open vacancies listed at the time of review. Its service portfolio spans six interconnected lines: Uitzenden (temporary staffing with no-cure-no-pay pricing), Detachering (secondment under fixed-term contracts with a ~10–15% markup), Werving & Selectie (permanent recruitment on no-cure-no-pay), Payroll (outsourced salary administration as legal employer), ZZP Bemiddeling (freelancer matchmaking at €1.75/hour), and ZZP Factoring (invoice processing for freelancers with payouts within 12 hours at a 2%–4% take rate). All candidates are personally interviewed before client presentation, and consultants cover more than 25 professional fields including construction, mechanical engineering, installation, production, and logistics.

Emwerk runs on a traditional, non-technology staffing model. Its core 'platform' is the intercedent (recruitment consultant) workforce, supported by a back-office handling contracts, payroll, and administration. The technology layer consists of a filterable job board on emwerk.nl and active social media profiles (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok); there is no proprietary matching algorithm, no AI/ML component, and no app. GTM is sales-led: intercedenten proactively approach companies in Drenthe to build employer relationships, while job seekers self-register via the website, phone, or walk-in. The company holds NEN 4400-1, SNA Keurmerk, and NBBU Cao certifications, and is preparing for the WTTA admission requirement effective January 2027.

Revenue is generated through six distinct streams: usage-based markups on temporary worker hourly wages, percentage markups on secondment contracts, success fees for permanent placements, managed-services fees for payroll administration, per-hour transaction fees for ZZP intermediation, and percentage-based fees for ZZP factoring. Pricing is custom-quoted in all cases, with the exception of the standardised ZZP rates. Emwerk is family/management-owned, has no disclosed investors or funding rounds, and shows no parent company or acquisition activity.

Name

Uitzendbureau Emwerk

Legal name

Emned B.V.

Website

https://emwerk.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Uitzendbureau Emwerk (Emned B.V.) is a privately held Dutch staffing and recruitment agency in Emmen offering temporary staffing, secondment, permanent recruitment, payroll, and ZZP freelancer services to employers and job seekers across the northern Netherlands provinces of Drenthe, Friesland, Groningen, and Overijssel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Temporary Help Services (561320), Professional Employer Organizations (561330), Professional Employer Organizations (56133), Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) for Staffing & Payrolling (BPACAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB), Pay Card Programs & Earned Wage Access (EWA) Administration (BPACAIAK), Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Recruitment and selection
• Payroll administration
• Freelancer mediation
• Flexible workforce solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Emmen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Uitzenden (Temporary Staffing): Emwerk provides temporary workers to client companies. The company acts as the formal employer, handling payroll, sick pay, and all administrative obligations. Clients pay only for hours worked (no cure, no pay). Revenue is generated through the markup on the hourly wage of placed workers.
2. Detachering (Secondment): Emwerk places workers with client companies under longer-term employment contracts with fixed start and end dates. A markup of approximately 10–15% above the worker's salary is charged to cover recruitment, selection, training, and administration.
3. ZZP Bemiddeling (Freelancer Matching): Emwerk matches self-employed professionals (ZZP'ers) with client assignments. Freelancers pay a rate of €1.75 per hour worked for the intermediation service.
4. ZZP Factoring: Emwerk handles invoicing and payment processing for ZZP'ers. Invoices to clients are managed by Emwerk and paid out to freelancers within 12 hours. Fees range from 2% to 4% of the invoiced amount.
5. Payroll Services: Emwerk takes over contract management and salary administration for workers recruited directly by the client. The worker is employed by Emwerk while performing work at the client. Emwerk charges a fee for this administrative employer role, covering payroll, contract drafting, and sick leave management.
6. Werving & Selectie (Recruitment & Selection): Emwerk manages the full pre-screening and candidate sourcing process on behalf of client companies. The client makes the final hiring decision. A no-cure-no-pay policy applies — the client pays only upon successful placement of a candidate.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Uitzendbureau Emwerk is a Dutch staffing and recruitment agency (legal entity Emned B.V.) based in Emmen that places temporary workers, seconded staff, freelancers, and permanent hires with employer clients across the northern Netherlands. As the formal employer, Emwerk handles payroll, contracts, sick-pay risk, and administration for uitzenden, detachering, and payroll engagements, while also running ZZP bemiddeling (freelancer matchmaking) and ZZP factoring (invoice factoring with payouts within 12 hours), supported by a searchable online job board.

Product overview

Uitzendbureau Emwerk operates as a multi-service staffing and recruitment platform offering six interconnected services: Uitzenden (temporary staffing), Detachering (temporary placement with fixed contracts), Werving & Selectie (direct recruitment), Payroll (outsourced salary administration), ZZP Bemiddeling (freelancer matching), and ZZP Factoring (invoice factoring for self-employed professionals). The services are designed to serve both employers seeking flexible workforce solutions and job seekers/candidates looking for employment opportunities. The Vacatures (job board) platform serves as the consumer-facing marketplace connecting job seekers with available positions across the northern Netherlands region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Uitzenden (Temporary Staffing) Temporary staffing service in which Emwerk acts as the formal employer of the placed worker, handling administration, salary payments, and sick-pay risk, while the client directs day-to-day work. Clients pay only for hours actually worked under a no-cure-no-pay model; suitable for peak/seasonal demand, illness cover, or trial periods across nearly all sectors.
• Detachering (Secondment)
• Werving & Selectie (Recruitment & Selection)
• Payroll
• ZZP Bemiddeling (Freelancer Mediation)
• ZZP Factoring

Quantifiable outcome

• Invoices paid within 12 hours for ZZP freelancers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NBBU (Nederlandse Bond van Bemiddelings- en Uitzendondernemingen)coreOthersEmwerk is a full member of the NBBU, the Dutch Association of Staffing and Recruitment Agencies. Membership confers access to the NBBU collective labour agreement (cao) for temporary workers, industry representation, and the right to use NBBU branding. Emwerk has also passed the three-yearly NBBU cao audit multiple times.
• SNA (Stichting Normering Arbeid)coreOthersSNA is the Dutch Foundation for Standardising Labour. Emwerk holds the SNA Keurmerk, which verifies that the company's personnel administration, payroll, and financial administration meet national standards. The SNA certification is audited twice annually and is a prerequisite for operating as a staffing agency.
• SBB (Stichting Samenwerking Beroepsonderwijs Bedrijfsleven)minorOthersSBB is the Dutch Foundation for Collaboration between Vocational Education and Business. Emwerk holds the Erkend Leerbedrijf status, approved to take on MBO students and trainees for work placements. This supports Emwerk's community engagement and helps develop future talent for the regional labour market.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Intro Personeel: Regional Dutch staffing agency operating across multiple provinces with a comparable temporary staffing and recruitment offering. Similar local/regional positioning to Emwerk, primarily active in the eastern Netherlands.

Broad incumbents

• Luba: Well-established Dutch staffing agency focused on temporary staffing and recruitment for SMBs across regions. Comparable target customer base to Emwerk with a multi-branch footprint.
• Randstad Nederland: The dominant Dutch staffing brand, offering the full suite of flexible-employment services. Overlaps with every Emwerk service line but operates at national/international scale with significantly greater resources.
• Unique (USG People/Hays): Major Dutch staffing brand providing temporary staffing, secondment, and recruitment across multiple sectors. Comparable service portfolio and SMB focus, with substantially broader geographic reach than Emwerk.
• Yacht: Dutch professional staffing brand (Randstad group) focused on higher-skilled detachering and recruitment. Comparable in the detachering and W&S lines that Emwerk also offers.
• Tempo-Team: One of the largest Dutch staffing brands (part of Randstad), offering uitzenden, detachering, W&S, and payroll across the Netherlands. Directly comparable service mix to Emwerk, but at national scale with stronger employer brand.

Direct peers

• OTTO Work Force: Dutch-headquartered staffing agency with strong payroll, factoring, and ZZP intermediation capabilities. Directly comparable in the payroll and freelancer-services segments of Emwerk's offering.
• ASA Talent: Dutch staffing network (cooperative of independent agencies under the ASA Talent brand) offering uitzenden, payroll, and W&S. Closely comparable to Emwerk in service offering and SMB/regional orientation.
• Creyff's (Creyff's Uitzendbureau): Dutch staffing agency offering temporary staffing, secondment, and payroll services with multi-branch presence. Closely comparable to Emwerk in service mix and segment focus.

Emerging players

• Vinci Tech / regionale uitzendbureaus: Smaller regional Dutch staffing agencies focused on specific professional fields (e.g., technical, production). Comparable to Emwerk at the local level but typically with narrower sector specialisation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/emwerk
• Facebookfacebook.com/Emwerk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emwerkuitzendbureau
• Instagraminstagram.com/emwerk_uitzendbureau
• TikToktiktok.com/@uitzendbureau_emwerk

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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