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Robert Walters’ profits wiped out

The recruiter expects to break even in 2024 despite a raft of cost-cutting initiatives
Robert Walters’ profits wiped out Published on January 15, 2025
  • Permanent recruitment fees down 18 per cent
  • Healthy cash balance of £53mn

A lack of recruitment activity has erased Robert Walters’ (RWA) chances of having a profitable year. The firm, which specialises in hiring for the legal, accountancy and technology sectors, now expects to merely break even in 2024 after recording weaker than expected fee income in the final quarter. 

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