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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

Rothwell promoted as a matter of Policy at Michael Page

Kas Rothwell has been promoted to operating director of London for specialist recruiter Michael Page Policy, part of PageGroup.
19 July 2013

FINANCIALS: Mixed results for PageGroup

International staffing company PageGroup reported a 2% drop in net fee income (NFI) in the second quarter of 2013, compared with the same quarter in 2012.
16 July 2013

FINANCIALS: SThree, Morgan Hunt and Rethink Group results

International staffing group SThree, multi-sector recruiter Morgan Hunt and AIM-listed recruiter The Rethink Group have all announced results.
IT/Telecoms, HR 15 July 2013

Out of India: Hays closes specialist recruiting businesses

Global recruiter Hays has closed its specialist recruiting businesses in Delhi and Mumbai.
12 July 2013

Manpower also being probed by French Competition Authority

Global staffing group Manpower has confirmed that alongside competitors Adecco and Randstad, it is being investigated by the French Competition Authority (FCA).
12 July 2013

French Competition Authority looks into Adecco and Randstad

Global staffing giants Adecco and Randstad say they are co-operating with the French competition authority over investigations into their operations in the market.
11 July 2013

Recruiter share prices rise on supportive factor - City Comment

Last month, we dwelled on a weak stock market performance as investors struggled to assess whether US economic recovery was sufficiently robust to withstand the withdrawal of stimulus measures by the Federal Reserve.
11 July 2013

UK solid as Russia tops growth for recruiters Hays

Recruitment group Hays saw net fees rise 29% in its Russian operation, as the UK market delivered good growth, although Asia-Pacific decline meant only marginal growth was seen group-wide, in a trading update today, available online.
Construction & property, HR 11 July 2013

Recruiters should do more to trumpet their value to society - City Comment

Socially responsible investing (SRI) is a key growth area, with an increasing number of investors looking beyond simple financial returns when allocating funds. Historically, investors simply looked to avoid certain types of business (e.g. no arms, no tobacco).
4 July 2013

MBO at search firm Armstrong Craven backed by ISIS Equity Partners

Executive search and intelligence consultancy Armstrong Craven is targeting overseas growth in South-East Asia and North America following a management buy-out (MBO) assisted by investment from ISIS Equity Partners.
Executive search 3 July 2013

Adecco returns to Northumberland town after recession retreat

Recruitment giant Adecco has re-opened its office in the Northumberland town of Cramlington after being “forced to close… and move to Newcastle when the recession hit in 2008”, according to local newspaper News Post Leader.
2 July 2013

NOW: Pensions to provide gap personnel auto-enrolled pensions

Industrial labour provider gap personnel has appointed multi-employer pension trust NOW: Pensions to provide its workforce and temporary workers with an auto-enrolment pension plan from October 2013.
Construction & property, Engineering 26 June 2013

Brook Street, Capita and Hays to form supply chains for framework

Brook Street, Capita Business Services and Hays Specialist Recruitment are beginning to form supply chains for the provision of a newly-awarded Government Procurement Service (GPS) framework.
24 June 2013

Bleasdale continues fight against HCL

Kate Bleasdale, the former executive chairman and founder of healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) has won the right to appeal against her previous Employment Tribunal defeat.
24 June 2013

Redundancies expected with Randstad to restructure in Belgium

Recruitment giant Randstad has announced that is Belgian business has entered into formal discussions with workers’ representatives around a restructuring plan that could result in 165 redundancies in management and support functions.
20 June 2013

PageGroup voices support for trade body mergers

PageGroup has become the first staffing agency to come out publicly in favour of the merger of bodies representing the recruitment industry. It follows recent reports that the REC intends to initiate informal soundings with other trade bodies.
HR, Legal 20 June 2013
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