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Marketing & Sales 13 August 2024

When there’s no place like home – and it may need improving

Amid a gloom-and-doom cascade of unemployment figures and numbers of furloughed workers, small shoots of economic activity are popping up, notably in the home improvement and delivery sectors.

 

Retail, Sales 18 June 2020

FINANCIALS: Hays benefits from strong performance in US and China

A strong performance in the US and China, backed by solid growth in other markets in Asia and the Americas, bolstered global recruiter Hays’ results, according to a trading update for the three months ending 30 September 2019.

15 October 2019

Recruitment M&A activity in the UK returns to pre-recession levels

Mergers and acquisitions involving UK recruiters have returned to pre-recession levels, with a 167% increase in deals over the past two years on the same period a decade ago.

22 August 2019

Sellick Partnership eyes European opportunities with sale to Samsic

Sellick Partnership’s sale of a majority stake in the business to soft service provider Samsic will open up opportunities for the professional services staffing specialist right across Europe.

Construction & property, Legal 10 April 2019

FINANCIALS: Americas business leads gross profit growth at PageGroup

Global recruiter PageGroup has seen group gross profit increase 11.7% year-on-year, according to a trading update for the first quarter of 2019.

10 April 2019

FINANCIALS: ClearStar sees profit rise

US background check technology and service provider ClearStar has seen year-on-year profit climb 11%, according to a trading update for the quarter to 31 March 2019.

10 April 2019

FINANCIALS: Heidrick & Struggles sees revenue rise by more than 15%

Global executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has seen net revenue climb 15.2% year-on-year, according to full-year 2018 results.

Executive search 26 February 2019

FINANCIALS: ManpowerGroup sees slight drop in revenue

ManpowerGroup has reported a slight drop in year-on-year revenue for the third quarter.

22 October 2018

Gradual economic recovery boosts Randstad

International staffing giant Randstad increased its earnings by 34% in the first quarter as its revenue grew by 4% to €3.97bn (£3.26bn) on the back of a continuing gradual recovery in its markets.
Construction & property, Education 30 April 2014

Young people willing to work for free to land a job

More than one in seven young people have applied for at least 20 jobs, while many are willing to work for free if it helps them find employment, according to a new study from recruitment firm Adecco.
28 April 2014

SThree to review executives’ incentive plans after investor revolt

International recruitment firm SThree is to review its long-term incentive plans for senior executives after it suffered a major investor revolt over executive remuneration.
IT/Telecoms 28 April 2014

Japan emerges from two decades of stagnation – City Comment

Since last summer we have been cautiously optimistic about recruitment trends in Japan.
25 April 2014

Financials: Hays UK & Ireland records fastest quarterly NFI growth for six years

Hays UK & Ireland recorded its fastest increase in quarterly net fee income (NFI) for six years as the international recruiter reported a 8% rise in NFI in the quarter ended 31 March 2014.
10 April 2014

Ukraine crisis fails to put dampener on optimism – City Comment

Although the Ukrainian political crisis has dominated news channels over the past few weeks, the initial sell off in stock markets and related currencies was short lived and many European indices ended the month slightly up.
3 April 2014

Manchester City launches ‘Cityzen’ campaign

English premier league football club Manchester City has launched a recruitment drive to help shape its new membership scheme.
Marketing 21 March 2014

Quoted staffing company results encouraging for private owners - City Comment

A number of the quoted recruitment companies have announced their results recently, while others have issued trading updates. “So what?” the private recruitment owner might ask, “what relevance does this have to me?”
20 March 2014

Haringey transforms under Penna

How does an organisation redefine itself in the wake of a scandal that horrified a nation, dominated front-page headlines and made pariahs out of staff members serving in sensitive positions?
HR, Public sector 13 March 2014

Pharma and biotech firms: flexibility key to find talent

More than eight out of 10 employers in the pharmaceutical & biotechnology and medical devices sectors across Europe are planning to recruit this year, according to research by sector specialist Real Staffing, a division of international staffing group SThree.
Life sciences 13 March 2014

FINANCIALS: Adecco posts first quarterly revenue growth since Q1 2012

Adecco, the global provider of human resources solutions, posted Q4 revenues of €4.98bn (£4.15bn), up 4% in constant currencies on the same period a year earlier, and the first quarterly increase since the first quarter of 2012.
12 March 2014

FINANCIALS: Robert Walters global revenue up 5%

Multi-sector recruitment consultancy Robert Walters has posted a rise in global revenue for the year-end 31 December 2013, up 5% to £597.7m.
3 March 2014

Hays launches biggest recruitment drive since 2007

Global recruiter Hays unveiled plans to hire up to 200 consultants across its UK and Ireland business this year, its biggest recruitment drive since 2007.
27 February 2014

Hays results highlight improving conditions in certain markets - City Comment

Interim results from Hays that came out yesterday [26 February] provide further evidence that an increasing number of recruitment markets are gradually improving. During the October to December quarter, group level net fee income (NFI) increased 2%. However, this headline number masks larger gains in certain key territories, notably the UK (+10%) and Germany (+6%).
27 February 2014

Growth continues as Randstad reports Q4 net income of £86.2m

International multi-specialist recruitment consultancy Randstad reported quarterly adjusted net income of €104.8m (£86.2m) on revenue of €4.28bn, both up 1% from a year ago.
20 February 2014

Michael Page Property & Construction launches in Western Australia

Global recruitment agency Michael Page has launched a specialist recruitment offering within its business – Property & Construction – in Perth, Western Australia.
Engineering, Construction & property 5 February 2014
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