Global recruitment firm Adecco saw profits and revenues dip last year, but managed to increase its share of the UK market.
Gross profits dipped by 1% on a constant currency basis to 3.67 billion euro, while revenues were down 3% to 20.5bn euro on the same basis. The firm revealed a flat dividend payment of 1.27p per share.
Adecco Group CEO Patrick De Maeseneire said: “In 2012 we faced diverse trends among the regions in which we operate.
“Most of Europe was challenging and we faced double-digit revenue declines in France, Italy and Iberia.
“Exceptions were the UK and Ireland, where revenues grew 6% in constant currency, and we continued to gain market share in Germany and Austria where revenues increased 1% organically.”