By Iain Gilbert
Date: Monday 12 Oct 2026
(Sharecast News) - Recruitment firm Hays said on Monday that first‑quarter trading remained soft, with group net fees down 3% like‑for‑like, as permanent hiring weakened and several country exits continued to weigh on reported numbers.
| First Quarter Trading Statement | 12-Oct-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Publication of Notice of AGM | 08-Oct-2026 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Total Voting Rights | 01-Oct-2026 | 11:00 | RNS |
| Director/PDMR Shareholding | 25-Sep-2026 | 17:15 | RNS |
| Director/PDMR Shareholding | 23-Sep-2026 | 14:54 | RNS |
| Hays cuts European operations to focus on core m... | 17-Jun-2026 | Times |
| Hays sees rise in UK recruitment | 10-Oct-2014 | The Herald |
| Move to bigger offices for Hays | 08-Sep-2014 | The Herald |
| Hays posts increase in its earnings | 29-Aug-2014 | The Herald |
| Hays recruitment growth 'ahead of schedule' | 29-Aug-2014 | Express & Star |
| Questor :Hays | 28-Feb-2014 | Telegraph |
| Investment Column:Hays | 07-Oct-2011 | The Independent |
| Investment Column: Hays | 01-Mar-2011 | The Independent |
| FTSE Close: Autonomy up; Tullow Oil, Arm down | 03-Sep-2010 | Daily Mail |
| Market Watch: Hays update due after £30m fine | 05-Oct-2009 | Scotland on Sunday |
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| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 55.90p |
| Change Today | -0.100p |
| % Change | -0.18 % |
| 52 Week High | 77.30 |
| 52 Week Low | 29.36 |
| Volume | 7,273,693 |
| Shares Issued | 1,573.40m |
| Market Cap | £879.53m |
| RiskGrade | 145 |
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| Strong Buy | 2 |
| Buy | 2 |
| Neutral | 5 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 1 |
| Total | 10 |

| Latest | Previous | |
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| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 15-Oct-26 | 12-Mar-26 |
| Paid | 26-Nov-26 | 23-Apr-26 |
| Amount | 0.29p | 0.15p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:36 | 428,222 @ 55.90p |
| 16:35 | 87,693 @ 55.90p |
| 16:35 | 152,987 @ 55.90p |
| 16:35 | 187,542 @ 55.90p |
| 16:35 | 3,152,186 @ 55.90p |
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