The Dow Jones newswire service reports that Dutch recruitment giant Randstad has denied any interest in buying UK recruitment company Hays. Speculation over Randstad interest in the multi-sector UK recruiter arose most recently following Adecco’s overtures to Michael Page last week.

“Randstad is just too busy with Vedior,” Dow Jones quoted a Randstad spokesperson as saying. Randstad acquired the Dutch-Anglo recruitment conglomerate Vedior earlier this year.