The provision of national labour market services in Estonia is organised by the  Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund on the basis of the  Labour Market Services and Benefits Act. Companies (hereafter referred to as private employment agencies) also have the right to offer certain services provided they are registered as a providers of labour market services in the register of economic activities.

Private employment agencies may provide the following three services:

• provision of information on the situation on the labour market, and of the labour market services and benefits – providing information about the state of and changes to the labour market, the nature of labour market services and the conditions of obtaining these services;
• career guidance – advising the unemployed and those who have received notice of the termination of their employment or services of education, training and employment options appropriate to their character, educational background and skills. Career guidance is designed to assist people in issues related to their choice of work and profession, getting jobs and developing a career for themselves;
• job mediation – finding suitable work and suitable employers for the unemployed and for job-seekers.

Please note: In accordance with the Labour Market Services and Benefits Act, the employment mediation service must be provided to job-seekers free of charge.

Those companies registered in the register of economic activities can be viewed on the website http://mtr.mkm.ee by clicking on "Otsingud → Registreeringu otsing" from the menu on the left-hand side of the front page and then choosing "Tööturuteenuse osutamine" from the "Tegevusala" menu.

Temporary work agencies

As of July 1, 2009 legal persons in private law who are registered as temporary work agencies with the register of economic activities are authorized to provide temporary work agency service. The list of registered undertakings is available at   http://mtr.mkm.ee, "Otsingud" - "Registreeringu otsing" - "Renditööjõu vahendamine". 

Temporary agency work is a form of employment if the employer and the employee agree that the employee does work in compliance with a third party’s (user undertaking) instructions and supervision. Yet, the employment contract is concluded between the employer and the employee.