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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

FINANCIALS: Continental Europe boosts Adecco results

Adecco Group grew its revenues and earnings in 2015 buoyed by a strong performance in parts of Continental Europe, particularly Italy, the Benelux countries and Iberia, and emerging markets.
Life sciences 9 March 2016

Adecco continues expansion with Penna acquisition

Adecco’s £105.3m acquisition of Penna will give the people management consultancy scope to expand its service lines beyond the UK, according to Penna’s current chief executive Gary Browning.
HR 9 March 2016

FINANCIALS: Randstad Q4 operating profit rises 18%

Netherlands-based global recruitment giant Randstad has seen Q4 growth in many of its operating locations, particularly Europe, though challenging conditions have held it back in emerging markets.
18 February 2016

Randstad US appoints Paglieri CIO

Recruitment giant Randstad’s US arm Randstad US has appointed Graig Paglieri as chief innovation officer.
12 February 2016

Randstad settles in US methadone case

Dutch recruitment giant Randstad will pay US$50k (£34.6k) to settle a discrimination lawsuit after its Baltimore, US arm refused to hire a recovering drug addict.
Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing 11 February 2016

Randstad invests in Pymetrics

Global recruitment giant Randstad’s innovation fund has invested in Pymetrics, which uses big data, neuroscience and gamification to draw personal career and job recommendations.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 10 February 2016

Hays launches interactive video to attract new recruiters

Recruitment giant Hays has launched an interactive video aimed at attracting potential recruiters entitled ‘Experience a Day in the Life of a Recruitment Expert at Hays’.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 8 February 2016

Hays appoints Harrington FD for UK & Ireland

Recruitment giant Hays has appointed John Harrington as finance director for UK & Ireland.
2 February 2016

PageGroup partners with charity Suited & Booted

Global recruiter PageGroup had partnered with Suited & Booted, a charity that helps vulnerable, unemployed and low-income men into employment by providing suitable interview clothing.
27 January 2016

Adecco, Hays, Randstad remain tight lipped over M&A whispers

Three global recruitment firms – Adecco, Hays and Randstad – this week declined to comment on rumours of a possible acquisition among them.
22 January 2016

Adecco launches 2016’s Win4Youth charity programme

Global HR solutions provider Adecco Group has launched its 2016 Win4Youth charity fundraising programme.
18 January 2016

Michael Page promotes Lowe

Global recruiter Michael Page has promoted Hamish Lowe to operations director.
15 January 2016

FINANCIALS: Hays sees marginal NFI growth in UK & Ireland

Recruitment giant Hays has seen marginal net fee income (NFI) growth of 1% year-on-year in UK & Ireland in the quarter ended 31 December 2015.
Commercial & office support, IT/Telecoms 13 January 2016

PageGroup appoints Lowden as chair

PageGroup (Michael Page International) has appointed David Lowden chair. He takes up his role on 31 December 2015.
11 December 2015

Hays and PageGroup among Glassdoor’s best places to work

Recruiters Hays and PageGroup have made jobs and recruiting marketplace Glassdoor’s list of the 25 best places to work in the UK.
IT/Telecoms 9 December 2015

Randstad Sourceright appoints four MSP execs

Randstad Sourceright, an operating company of recruitment giant Randstad, has appointed four executives to its managed services programme leadership team.
HR 20 November 2015
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