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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Alex Daniel

No end in sight for hiring market slump, says recruitment giant Hays

Britain’s biggest listed recruitment firm has said it expects the downturn in global hiring to persist into next year, as economic storm clouds gather across the UK and Europe.

London-listed Hays saw yet another slump in fees and has shed more than one-fifth of its consultants compared to the same period last year, as companies continued putting the brakes on hiring.

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