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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

RESULTS: Randstad Q1 results steady

International recruitment group Randstad posted revenues of €4,152.4m (£3,385m) in Q1, a 12% change on the same period in 2011, and gross profit also rose by 12% to €748.2m.
Education, Engineering 27 April 2012

Contracts/Deals: HCL uses Itris

Health and social care staffing firm Healthcare Locums (HCL) is to use Itris recruitment software across its business.
26 April 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: Adecco seeks 900 for Gulf Coast insurance

Adecco Staffing US has nearly 900 job opportunities throughout the Gulf Coast on behalf of its clients for insurance claims review and administrative support professionals.
25 April 2012

Tougher public spending control: recruitment can’t be squeezed much more

As Treasury secretary Danny Alexander outlines further government commitment to fiscal consolidation, leading recruiters in the sector have told Recruiter that it may be hard to take further constraints on their incomes.
IT/Telecoms, Public sector 24 April 2012

Bleasdale Employment Tribunal: HCL share suspension was ‘attempt to protect the company’

The decision to suspend the shares of Healthcare Locums (HCL) in January 2011 was done in the best interests of the company and its shareholders, an Employment Tribunal has heard.
23 April 2012

City Comment: Seven days, two different pictures

A week of contrast for Hays and Michael Page, both in terms of analysts’ estimates and share price performance, with Hays emerging the happier after the release of Q1 trading updates.
20 April 2012

Hays: Heap takes over UK & Ireland

A management shake-up has occurred at leading global recruiter Hays with the company announcing the appointment of Nigel Heap as UK & Ireland managing director.
Public sector 19 April 2012

Hays releases list of top 10 global skills in shortage

Financial & budgetary, IT and green skills top the list of six hard and four soft skills identified by recruiter Hays as being in the greatest demand worldwide.
IT/Telecoms, Life sciences 19 April 2012

‘Hurried and incomplete’ investigation motivated by fear of boardroom putsch, says Bleasdale

A “hurried and incomplete” internal investigation into the actions of Kate Bleasdale, the founder and former executive vice-chairman of Healthcare Locums (HCL), was motivated by the board's desire that she should play no future role in the management of the company, an Employment Tribunal heard yesterday.
18 April 2012

Badenoch & Clark talent spotlight shows HR contract recruitment down

Contract HR vacancies were down nearly 10% month-on-month, while vacancies and salaries across the majority of sectors, according to recruiter Badenoch & Clark’s ‘Professional talent spotlight – March 2012’.
HR 18 April 2012

INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Adecco has Crouch heading North America

Adecco Group has appointed Robert P Crouch its regional head of North America. He also joins the Adecco Group Executive Committee.
18 April 2012

HCL board got rid of me to cover up fraud, says Bleasdale

The board of Healthcare Locums (HCL) attempted to cover up fraud at the company by "getting rid of" the company's founder, an Employment Tribunal has heard.
17 April 2012

RESULTS: Hays interim statement shows temporary division strong

An interim management statement from recruiter Hays shows 14% net fee growth (at constant currency) in its temporary divisions globally in the quarter ending 31 March, almost three times the 5% figure for permanent income.
Executive search 12 April 2012

Recruiter Fast 50: A view on global growth from Clements

An event last Thursday marked a milestone for Recruiter’s four-year-old Fast 50 league table compiled and ranked for Recruiter by Boxington Corporate Finance of the fastest growing UK recruitment businesses: it was the inaugural ‘celebration of success’ for the Fast 50 companies.
12 April 2012

Brian Williamson: Fast 50 recognition a reward for employees

On Thursday, more than 50 recruiters gathered to celebrate their companies’ high growth, reflected by their rankings in Recruiter’s 2012 Fast 50 league table, as compiled on Recruiter’s behalf by Boxington Corporate Finance. The London event was hosted by law firm Charles Russell
12 April 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: Robert Walters opens in San Francisco

International recruiter Robert Walters has opened its first office in the San Francisco Bay Area.
IT/Telecoms, Marketing 11 April 2012
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