Hays reports strong quarterly growth as Germany boost outweighs Brexit slowdown January 15, 2019 Recruitment firm Hays delivered strong growth in the second quarter as rising fees in Germany outweighed the impact of Brexit uncertainty. The company said like-for-like net fees rose nine per cent in the three months to the end of December, with equal growth across temporary and permanent roles. Read more: Smaller companies forced to compete for [...]
Tax managers enjoy largest salary rise as tougher compliance regulation pays off November 19, 2018 Tax wonks have seen their salaries soar over the last year as businesses grapple with tougher compliance rules in the City. Operational tax managers topped the list of salary increases in 2018, enjoying a 6.7 per cent rise, according to figures from recruitment company Hays. The increase reflects the greater focus on compliance as firms [...]
UK recruitment giant Hays sees share price slip despite strong overseas performance October 11, 2018 Shares in leading recruitment firm Hays slumped more than 10 per cent in early morning trading, as a rise in net fees seemingly did little to ease investor nerves about currency headwinds and volatility in the sector’s UK market. Hays reported a nine per cent like-for-like growth in net fees in the quarter to the end [...]
Legal activity fuels London growth as UK recruiter boasts of record third quarter October 9, 2018 British recruitment firm Robert Walters said this morning it had enjoyed a record third quarter amid efforts to ramp up expansion across Europe and Asia. The recruiter’s share price climbed more than three per cent in early morning trading, after posting a a 12 per cent rise in gross profit during the third quarter of 2018. Across all of [...]
Google’s Larry Page, American Express’ Ken Chenault, Three’s David Dyson: These are the UK’s top-rated chief executives, as voted for by their employees June 10, 2015 It's a tough business, being a chief executive these days – so a little bit of love from their employees never goes amiss. Now recruitment site Glassdoor has unveiled its list of the UK's highest-rated chief execs. Alas, the top-rated guy isn't even based here… The list, which is based on approval by their employees, [...]
Profits prosper in first half for recruiter Hays February 25, 2015 MultinationalL recruiter Hays yesterday reported a 30 per cent rise in operating profit to £81.5m, on a like-for-like basis, for the first half ended 31 December, despite substantial foreign exchange headwinds of £4.1m. Net fees for the FTSE 250-listed firm grew 10 per cent to £384m on a like-for-like basis, with profit before tax jumping [...]
Recruitment firm Hays lifts profit forecast after robust first half January 8, 2015 British recruitment giant Hays increased its profit forecast for the first half yesterday after strong performance across Europe, Australia and Asia helped the company to deliver 11 per cent fee growth in the second quarter. In a trading update, the London-headquartered firm increased its expected operating profit growth for the first half to up to [...]
Hays says firms are now hiring across Britain April 10, 2014 A BOUNCE in hiring across the country has helped Hays to lift its profit outlook for the year, pushing shares in the UK’s biggest recruiter to the highest level since the recession. The firm’s UK and Ireland business posted a 14 per cent jump in net fees for the first three months of the year, [...]
Hays on a hiring drive as UK jobs market warms February 26, 2014 RECRUITMENT firm Hays is confident of a sustained rise in white-collar hiring in Britain this year, and is adding more staff of its own to keep up with the pace of demand. Hays said net fees in the UK and Ireland rose nine per cent to £10.1m in the last half of 2013, with almost [...]
Hays bullish after increase in UK hires January 19, 2014 Alistair Cox sees plenty of growth to come for British jobs, but skills shortages are a worry AFTER a torrid few years for the jobs market, the boss of the country’s biggest white-collar recruiter is feeling optimistic enough about the growing signs of recovery that he’s even planning to add some staff to his own [...]