Hays annual profit jumps

LONDON (Reuters) - Recruitment firm Hays (HAYS.L) posted a 25 percent increase in annual profit driven by strong international growth but warned that market conditions would be challenging in the short-term.

Hays, which generates most of its fees from the UK and Ireland, reported pretax profit for the 12 months ending June 30 of 264.4 million pounds as like-for-like net fees grew 19 percent to 786.8 million pounds.