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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

France will help boost Adecco’s growth says De Maeseneire

Adecco expects improved hiring activity in France to help it achieve targeted “mid to high single” digit growth in 2015, according to the recruitment giant’s chief executive Patrick De Maeseneire.

11 March 2015

FINANCIALS: PageGroup profits up but hampered by exchange rates

Despite improving market conditions, global specialist recruiter PageGroup’s profit for 2014 was hampered by currency exchange rates, chief executive Steve Ingham told Recruiter this morning [11 March].

IT/Telecoms, Construction & property 11 March 2015

US work visa amendment to benefit recruiters

A US visa amendment, which will allow spouses of H-1B (highly skilled) visas to gain their own employment, will be beneficial for recruiters, those in the industry say.

26 February 2015

Randstad UK growth down to strategy, employees and value over volume

Randstad UK’s growth comes down to strategy, employee engagement and focusing on value over volume, said the business’s chief executive Mark Bull.

IT/Telecoms, Construction & property 20 February 2015

Michael Page anticipates 2015 headcount increase of 12%

Global recruiter Michael Page expects to increase headcount by 12% in 2015, according to chief executive Steve Ingham.

13 January 2015

More work needs to be done to boost global employment following pledges made at G20 Summit

World leaders at the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia last weekend (15-16 November) made certain pledges in relation to employment and economic growth but some in the recruitment industry say more needs to be done.

18 November 2014

Bleasdale bankruptcy case on hold

A decision on whether the founder of Healthcare Locums (HCL), Kate Bleasdale, should be made bankrupt was delayed following legal arguments at Kingston County Court on 23 September.

Life sciences 17 October 2014

Robert Walters sees 10% increase in gross profits

Robert Walters has seen a 10% increase in gross profits, according to its interim financial results.

7 October 2014

Two promotions at Michael Page

Global recruiter Michael Page has promoted Ben Carr and Gareth Davies to operating directors.

26 September 2014

On tumblr in September 2014

On recruitermagazine.tumblr.com, Recruiter magazine’s tumblr feed, we showcase what recruiters — and a few others — get up to when they’re not recruiting

Creative/Digital/Media 19 September 2014

PageGroup flexing geographic approaches – City Comment

Overall the tone was upbeat at a well-attended analyst roundtable event on Tuesday [9 September], hosted by PageGroup, the specialist recruiter. Sell-side analysts and investors exchanged Q&A [questions & answers] with senior members of the operational team from all four divisions, with each highlighting the key growth drivers in their respective geography.

11 September 2014

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