S1201 - Employment services, consultants, telephone answering service, telephone canvassing, microfilm, information technology services, tourist information booth, Scouts and Girl guides.

Operational Details
An employment service provides short-term, temporary or project-based staff to third party clients who require clerical or office related assistance to cover for increased workloads, holidays, illness, maternity leave, or special projects. This may also include IT services, engineers and business consultants in which no physical labour is being performed beyond an office setting. Placements can range from a few days to much longer intervals, perhaps beyond a year or more. The employment service conducts the interviewing, screening and hiring of qualified applicants. The staff supplied are retained on the payroll of the employment service and the client is billed to cover all costs, including an administration fee. The key is that the employment service hires and pays the individual, not the one who directs and controls them at the worksite. Employment services also refers to companies that provide job-seeking services such as, but not limited to, head-hunting, resume writing and interview skills.

A consultant is a professional who provides advice in an area of specialization however does not make decisions for the individual or group to which it consults. Someone who has influence over an individual, group, or organization, but who has no direct authority to implement changes. Consultants may provide contractor suggestions; however, do not provide payment to any contractors. Consultants perform their duties within an office setting and do not visit worksites or locations under construction. Consultants do not perform physical labour as part of their services. Consultants not represented in any other classification should be classified here.

Telephone answering services provide a call centre for their clients, taking and forwarding messages. Call centres offer similar services to clients that wish to contract out their customer service function. Telephone canvassing or telemarketing services involve hiring staff to market items by taking orders over the phone. There are a variety of items sold including magazines, furnace cleaning services, vacation packages, etc.
Some call centres may also engage in limited telemarketing on behalf of a client.

Alarm system monitoring companies are notified via a transmission signal in the event that a home or business alarm is activated.

Information technology (IT) services encompass businesses that provide services that enable the processing and information flow within an organization, this includes computers, software, networks, intranets, websites, servers and databases. Technical help desk support for these services is included in this classification. There are many occupations within the IT industry including network administrators who work behind the scenes to make sure that all information systems run smoothly. Their job is to make sure that the information systems; networks, databases, e-mail and Internet/intranet are wired correctly, efficiently and securely. Developers, database, network and systems analysts help design information systems according to an organization's needs. Software engineers are programmers who develop, test and implement system software and user applications. Web developers and designers are responsible for designing corporate intranets and public Internet sites for organizations. IT services are primarily performed in an office setting.

Scouts and Girl guides provide programs and activities to help develop skills, values and character between ages 5-26 years. These activities can include crafts, games, camping, skiing, hiking and volunteer work.

Microfilm services provide clients with paper records management through digital imaging and document microfilming.

SIC Codes
000000670 - Employment service
000000672 - Business office
000000674 - Telephone answering service
000000916 - Microfilming
000000978 - Charitable organization
000000971 - Tourist Info
000000890 - Info Tech. Services
000000675 - Telephone canvassing
000000673 - Consulting services
000001018 - Alarm System Monitoring
000001034 - Safety Associations
000000424 - Scouts
000000425 - Girl Guides