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Michael Page taking on staff as the pain eases

07.10.09
Recruitment giant Michael Page, which has shed almost a third of its own staff over the past year as first the financial crisis and then recession gripped its clients, suggested the pain may be coming to an end ... more

Nerves threat to the Footsie's rally

18.09.09
With the FTSE 100 poised to break through the psychologically important 5200 barrier, the overriding issue is one of investor confidence in the rally... more

Profit slump at recruiter Michael Page

17.08.09
There was more gloomy news from the jobs market when Michael Page, Britain’s second-largest recruiter, reported a 49% drop in first-half profit as companies continued to hold back on hiring new employees ... more

Michael Page optimistic about job market prospects

17.08.09
Steven Ingham, chief executive of recruitment giant Michael Page, said that the job market in the UK is finally showing signs of stabilising but has still to get through what he predicts will be a very difficult summer ... more

Adecco buys Spring

11.08.09
Staffing giant Adecco abandoned its hostile takeover bid for Michael Page last year but it made further inroads into the UK recruitment market today by snapping up Spring Group ... more

Darling forced to let sleeping dogs lie in reform of banks

09.07.09
If there was ever a case of the badger that didn't bark, it was Chancellor Alistair Darling yesterday... more

Michael Page dives by 45% as soaring jobless takes toll

07.07.09
City recruitment giant Michael Page saw profits in the past three months slump by 45% compared with the same period last year as unemployment soared ... more

Shaftesbury takes a downturn after Laxey dumps shareholding

11.06.09
Activist investor Laxey Partners today dumped its 19% holding in Shaftesbury after a clash with the West End landlord over its £150 million rights issue ... more

Jobs crisis has spread well beyond City, recruiter says

07.04.09
Carnage in the jobs market is spreading from the City to the wider economy as recession bites, recruitment firm Michael Page said... more

Bears howling as insurers are lifted by Pru's strength

19.03.09
Stock-market bears, who have been selling the life assurers aggressively short in recent weeks, claiming they would be the next casualties of the banking crisis, were feeling the pain today as their shares soared.... more

Recruiters feel the pain as City jobs market hit

08.01.09
Economy: The UK jobs market is shot to pieces — and it’s getting worse, said two of the country's leading recruitment firms... more

Michael Page sends alert, cuts staff

04.12.08
After months of insisting that it has not seen the worst effects of the recession, recruitment agency Michael Page International puts out the inevitable profit warning and says it is cutting 400 workers... more

Fears of deeper slump as thousands more jobs are cut across Britain

04.12.08
A dramatic day of job losses across all sectors of the economy has increased fears the recession could be one of the deepest in memory... more

Thousands more City jobs to go at two major banks

04.12.08
Thousands more City workers face losing their jobs before Christmas as two of London's largest investment banks announced massive cuts in their workforce... more

High Street jobs cut fear as Asda chief predicts a tough 2009 times

21.11.08
Retail: Asda chief executive Andy Bond today warned next year will be "when things get really tough" for retailers, fuelling fears of mass redudancies on the High Street... more

Hays warns recruitment slump is the worst ever

09.10.08
Recruitment: A 20% slide in City recruitment is like nothing that has been seen before, the boss of one of the Square Mile’s top recruitment firms admits... more

Grim warning over City jobs from Michael Page

07.10.08
Recruitment: Confidence in the jobs market in the City and Canary Wharf is withering, according to middle management recruiter Michael Page... more

Page shares dive as Swiss ditch bid

16.09.08
Recruitment: Shares in recruitment group Michael Page plunged by more than 20% as the world’s biggest temp agency Adecco walked away from a potential £1.25 billion takeover bid... more

Market report: Michael Page surges as it gives Adecco a hint

20.08.08
City headhunter Michael Page was itself in demand as speculators bet on a return of its suitor Adecco ¼ ½ ¾... more

Swiss in hostile bid hint as Page profits hit record

18.08.08
Headhunter Michael Page has posted record profits as Swiss rival Adecco hinted that it could turn hostile in its takeover bid... more

Michael Page rebuffs £1.3bn bid from headhunter Adecco

15.08.08
Recruitment firm Michael Page International have rejected the £1.3billion takeover approach by the world's biggest headhunter Adecco... more

Adecco praise for Page as it targets a buy

12.08.08
Adecco boss Dieter Scheiff described Michael Page as a “jewel” in the professional services market... more

Swiss bid for Page sends recruiters’ stocks soaring

05.08.08
Company's own shares surged by more than a third, although Page said it wanted to remain independent... more

Middle East helps Page beat blues in banking jobs

07.07.08
But recruitment firm today warned of "increasing cautionary behaviour" from candidates and clients... more

City jobs axe fear as the hiring drops away

10.04.08
Fears of sweeping job cuts in the City rise as hiring levels crash and banks delay bringing in new staff ... more

Page feeling the pinch as City jobs cull bites

07.04.08
Job culls and investment banking hiring freezes are hitting City headhunters... more

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