Hays is a global leader in specialist recruitment, placing professional candidates in permanent, temporary and interim positions.
With over 6,400 staff in 350 offices across 20 countries, last year we placed over 40,000 people in permanent jobs, and each week we place almost the same number in temporary assignments.
Hays is the largest publicly listed recruitment group in the UK, and is a FTSE 250 support services listed company. The table below illustrates the key financial results.
| Year ended 30 June | 2008 | 2007 | Growth |
| Turnover | £2,540.2 | £2110.2m | +20% |
| Net fees | £786.8 | £633.6m | +24% |
| Operating Profit (In £'s million) | £253.8 | £216.1m | +17% |
| Group Profit before Tax (In £'s million) | £249.1 | £211.7m | +18% |
| Dividend per share (pence) | 5.80p | 5.00p | +16% |
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