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  • Hays CEO: There’s no substitute to meeting people face to face

    Opinion

    Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, it's Dirk Hahn, chief executive officer at recruitment firm Hays.

    Business meeting in modern office with diverse team discussing strategy and reviewing financial charts on digital screen.
  • Hays set to reveal profit slump amid tough recruitment market

    Business

    Hays is set to be the latest recruiter to reveal lower profits in the face of a challenging hiring market next week. The FTSE 250 commercial recruitment firm has already warned it was set for a “subdued summer” amid cost-cutting across the business to bolster its finances for the longer-term. Investors will be hoping that [...]

    Shares in Hays are currently 14 per cent lower for the year, after a bruising 2024 so far for the recruitment sector as a whole.
  • Red flags: Recruiter Hays the latest to sound alarm on 2024 economy

    Recruitment

    The economy is in sharp focus after another recruiter flagged significant fee declines - suggesting the jobs market is in ill health

    Almost one in five Generation Z staff said they wanted to work from home full-time

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