10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549  

FORM 10-Q 

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number: 001-38704 

HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

Delaware	59-3547281
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

53 Forest Avenue, Suite 102, Old Greenwich, CT 06870

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(475) 988-2068

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	HSON	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Preferred Share Purchase Rights		The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   ☒    No   ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes  ☒     No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
		Emerging growth company	☐

 If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding on April 26, 2025
Common Stock - $0.001 par value	2,750,735

HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

INDEX

		Page
	PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Other Comprehensive Loss - Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024	2
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity – Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024	5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	24
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	36
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	36
	PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	37
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	37
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	37
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	37
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	37
Item 6.	Exhibits	37
	Exhibit Index	37
	Signatures	39

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for

HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited) 

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Revenue	$	31,866	$	33,891
Operating expenses:
Direct contracting costs and reimbursed expenses	15,468		17,561
Salaries and related	14,345		15,166
Office and general	2,564		2,929
Marketing and promotion	930		878
Depreciation and amortization	283		397
Total operating expenses	33,590		36,931
Operating loss	(1,724)		(3,040)
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest income, net	71		93
Other expense, net	(71)		(39)
Loss before income taxes	(1,724)		(2,986)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	32		(88)
Net loss	$	(1,756)	$	(2,898)
Loss per share:
Basic	$	(0.59)	$	(0.95)
Diluted	$	(0.59)	$	(0.95)
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic	2,985		3,041
Diluted	2,985		3,041

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss	$	(1,756)	$	(2,898)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income taxes	424		(636)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	424		(636)
Comprehensive loss	$	(1,332)	$	(3,534)

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,553	$	17,011
Accounts receivable, less allowance for expected credit losses of $227 and $391, respectively	21,281		20,093
Restricted cash, current	487		476
Prepaid and other	2,885		2,560
Total current assets	41,206		40,140
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,665 and $1,668, respectively	213		242
Operating lease right-of-use assets	828		1,024
Goodwill	5,717		5,703
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $4,135 and $3,897, respectively	2,256		2,491
Deferred tax assets, net	2,677		2,648
Restricted cash, non-current	174		180
Other assets	114		155
Total assets	$	53,185	$	52,583
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	3,064	$	1,789
Accrued salaries, commissions, and benefits	4,570		4,306
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	4,679		4,504
Operating lease obligations, current	471		623
Total current liabilities	12,784		11,222
Income tax payable	94		93
Operating lease obligations	401		441
Other liabilities	432		399
Total liabilities	13,711		12,155
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding	—		—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000 shares authorized; 4,035 and 4,033 shares issued; 2,751 and 2,750 shares outstanding, respectively	4		4
Additional paid-in capital	494,595		494,209
Accumulated deficit	(431,773)		(430,017)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of applicable tax	(2,293)		(2,717)
Treasury stock, 1,284 and 1,283 shares, respectively, at cost	(21,059)		(21,051)
Total stockholders’ equity	39,474		40,428
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	53,185	$	52,583

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(1,756)	$	(2,898)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	283		397
Provision for expected credit losses	6		(8)
Provision for (benefit from) deferred income taxes	31		(287)
Stock-based compensation	386		378
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of dispositions:
Increase in accounts receivable	(1,199)		(1,626)
Increase in prepaid and other assets	(326)		(702)
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities	1,773		2,961
Net cash used in operating activities	(802)		(1,785)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(6)		(9)
Proceeds from corporate benefit policy	—		1,076
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(6)		1,067
Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchase of treasury stock (including payment of tax withholdings)	—		(936)
Cash paid for net settlement of employee restricted stock units	(8)		(159)
Net cash used in financing activities	(8)		(1,095)
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	363		(358)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(453)		(2,171)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of the period	17,667		23,170
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of the period	$	17,214	$	20,999
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash received during the period for interest	$	71	$	93
Net cash payments during the period for income taxes	$	283	$	147
Cash paid for amounts included in operating lease liabilities	$	205	$	208

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025			March 31, 2024
	Shares	Value		Shares	Value
Total stockholders’ equity, beginning balance	2,750	$	40,428	2,807	$	48,554
Common stock and additional paid-in capital:
Beginning balance	4,033	494,213		3,896	493,040
Stock-based compensation expense	2	386		99	378
Ending balance	4,035	494,599		3,995	493,418
Treasury stock:
Beginning balance	(1,283)	(21,051)		(1,089)	(17,949)
Purchase of treasury stock (including payment of tax withholdings)	—	—		(63)	(936)
Purchase of net settled restricted stock from employees	(1)	(8)		(10)	(159)
Ending balance	(1,284)	(21,059)		(1,162)	(19,044)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Beginning balance		(2,717)			(1,290)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		424			(636)
Ending balance		(2,293)			(1,926)
Accumulated deficit:
Beginning balance		(430,017)			(425,247)
Net loss		(1,756)			(2,898)
Ending balance		(431,773)			(428,145)
Total stockholders’ equity, ending balance	2,751	$	39,474	2,833	$	44,303

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

    These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States of America (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial reporting and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes of Hudson Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) filed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of operating revenues and expenses. These estimates are based on management’s knowledge and judgments. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented have been included. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly owned subsidiaries. Intra-entity balances and transactions between and among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation with no material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements. For more information, see Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

NOTE 2 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

    The Company delivers Recruitment Process Outsourcing (“RPO”) services consisting of recruitment and contracting solutions tailored to the individual needs of primarily mid-to-large multinational companies. The Company operates directly in fifteen countries with three reportable geographic business segments: the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe, Middle East, and Africa ("EMEA"). The Company’s RPO delivery teams utilize recruitment process methodologies and project management expertise to meet clients’ ongoing business needs. The Company’s RPO services include complete recruitment outsourcing, project-based outsourcing, contingent workforce solutions, and recruitment consulting for clients’ permanent staff hires. Hudson’s RPO services leverage the Company’s consultants, supported by the Company’s specialists, in the delivery of its proprietary methods to identify, select, and engage the best-fit talent for critical client roles. In addition, the Company provides RPO clients with a range of outsourced professional contract staffing services and managed service provider services offered sometimes on a standalone basis and sometimes as part of a blended total talent solution. These services draw upon a combination of specialized recruiting and project management competencies to deliver a wide range of solutions. Hudson RPO-employed professionals - either individually or as a team - are placed with client organizations for a defined period of time based on specific business needs of the client.

In October 2024, the Company made a focused investment in Latin America to help drive our support and growth within the region by hiring a seasoned leader to spearhead efforts there. Further in 2024, the Company enhanced its growth trajectory in North America, making investments in both its talent and geographic presence. It hired professionals to lead efforts in several areas, including executive search, finance, and communications, and increased its investment in the Tampa, Florida talent hub.

On March 12, 2024 and April 15, 2024, the Company announced that it had entered into strategic agreements with Executive Solutions and Striver, respectively, both of which are Dubai-based talent solutions companies. These agreements allowed the Company to expand its global footprint and client base in the Middle East market. The Company evaluated the agreements under ASC 805 “Business Combinations” and determined that the transactions did not qualify as either business combinations or asset purchases. Payments associated with these agreements were classified as compensation expense and were included in the “Salaries and related” caption on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In February 2024, Hudson RPO announced an expansion of its service offerings to include executive search in North America, focusing on Life Sciences and Human Resources. This expansion, coupled with the Company’s existing RPO strategy, provides a comprehensive talent acquisition approach, enabling clients to develop streamlined and centralized hiring

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

strategies within a flexible and scalable total talent solution. This service offering better positions the Company as a strategic partner helping clients to implement successful business strategies.

On November 15, 2023, Hudson announced the appointment of Jacob “Jake” Zabkowicz as Global Chief Executive Officer of Hudson RPO. Mr. Zabkowicz leads the vision, strategy, and execution of Hudson RPO’s growth plan, while Jeff Eberwein, Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Global, Inc., continues to focus on capital allocation, acquisitions, corporate strategy, and maximizing shareholder value.

See Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details regarding the Company’s reportable segments: Americas, Asia Pacific, and EMEA.

NOTE 3 – ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Recent Accounting Standard Update Not Yet Adopted

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which modifies FASB Accounting Standards Codification 740 to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. ASU No. 2023-09 is effective on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance and expects to adopt it in the annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.” This update requires public entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on both an interim and annual basis. Subsequently, in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date. The new guidance is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. It may be applied on a retrospective or prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the update to determine the impact on the Company’s disclosures.

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” The amendments in this ASU improve segment reporting requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures on significant segment expenses. Other disclosures that the ASU requires public entities to provide include the title and position of the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. In addition, the amendments enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, and contain other disclosure requirements. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. A public entity should apply the amendments in this ASU retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company adopted this ASU for the year ended December 31, 2024, and has disclosed significant expenses reviewed by the CODM for each reportable segment, with no additional significant expenses identified beyond those presented. See Note 15.“Segment and Geographic Data” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

NOTE 4 – REVENUE RECOGNITION

Nature of Services

    We account for a contract when both parties to the contract have approved the contract, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance, and collectability of consideration is probable.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Revenues are recognized over time, using an input or output method, as the control of the promised services is transferred to the client in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those services. The majority of our contracts are short-term in nature as they include termination clauses that allow either party to cancel within a short termination period, without cause. Revenue includes billable travel and other reimbursable costs and is reported net of sales or use taxes collected from clients and remitted to taxing authorities.

    We generally determine standalone selling prices based on the prices included in our client contracts, using expected cost plus profit, or other observable prices. The price as specified in our client contracts is generally considered the standalone selling price as it is an observable input that depicts the price as if sold to a similar client in similar circumstances. Certain client contracts have variable consideration, including usage-based fees that increase the transaction price and volume rebates or other similar items that generally reduce the transaction price. We estimate variable consideration using the expected value method based on the terms of the client contract and historical evidence. These amounts may be constrained and are only included in revenue to the extent we do not expect a significant reversal when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. Other than bonuses to be paid to contractors, on behalf of our clients, our estimated amounts of variable consideration subject to constraints are not material, and we do not believe that there will be significant changes to our estimates. Certain contract employees are entitled to performance bonuses at the sole discretion of the client and are constrained until approved. In the three months ended March 31, 2025, approximately $0.1 million in bonuses were approved and paid to our contract employees. No bonuses were approved and paid to our contract employees on behalf of our clients in the three months ended March 31, 2024.

    We record accounts receivable when our right to consideration becomes unconditional. Contract assets primarily relate to our rights to consideration for services provided that such rights to consideration are conditional on satisfaction of future performance obligations. A contract liability for deferred revenue is recorded when consideration is received, or is unconditionally due, from a client prior to transferring control of services to the client under the terms of a contract. Deferred revenue balances typically result from advance payments received from clients prior to transferring control of services. Other than deferred revenue, we do not have any material contract assets or liabilities as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, deferred revenue was $98 and $129, respectively, and was included in the “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” caption on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

    Payment terms vary by client and the services being provided to the client. We consider payment terms that exceed one year to be extended payment terms. Substantially all of the Company’s contracts include payment terms of 90 days or less, and we do not extend payment terms beyond one year.

    We primarily record revenue on a gross basis in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income based upon the following key factors:

•We maintain the direct contractual relationship with the client and are responsible for fulfilling the service promised to the client.

•We maintain control over our contractors while the services to the client are being performed, including our contractors’ billing rates, and are ultimately responsible for paying them.

    RPO. We provide complete recruitment outsourcing, project-based outsourcing, and recruitment consulting services for clients’ permanent staff hires. We recognize revenue for our RPO over time in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to and have an enforceable right to payment in exchange for our services. The client simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are provided. The transaction prices contain both fixed fees and variable consideration. Variable consideration is constrained by candidates accepting offers of permanent employment. We recognize revenue on fixed fees as the performance obligations are satisfied and variable fees as the constraint is lifted. We do not incur incremental costs to obtain our RPO contracts. The costs to fulfill these contracts are expensed as incurred.

    We recognize permanent placement revenue when employment candidates accept offers of permanent employment. We have a substantial history of estimating the financial impact of permanent placement candidates who do not remain with our clients through a guarantee period. Fees to clients are generally calculated as a percentage of the new employee’s annual compensation. No fees for permanent placement services are charged to employment candidates.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

    Contracting. We provide clients with a range of outsourced professional contract staffing services and managed service provider services, sometimes offered on a standalone basis and sometimes offered as part of a blended total talent solution. We recognize revenue for our contracting services over time as services are performed in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to and have an enforceable right to payment in exchange for our services, which is generally calculated as hours worked multiplied by the agreed-upon hourly bill rate. The client simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are provided. We do not incur incremental costs to obtain our contracts for outsourced professional contract staffing services and managed service provider services. The costs incurred to fulfill these contracts are expensed as incurred.

    Unsatisfied performance obligations. As a practical expedient, we do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an expected original duration of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for services performed.

Disaggregation of Revenue

    The following table presents our disaggregated revenues by revenue source. For additional information on the revenues by geographical segment, see Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
RPO	$	15,742	$	15,838
Contracting	16,124		18,053
Total Revenue	$	31,866	$	33,891

NOTE 5 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

Accounts receivable balances are composed of trade and unbilled receivables. Unbilled accounts receivable represent revenue recorded in advance of processing formal invoices pursuant to the completion of contract provisions and, generally, become billable at contractually specified dates. Unbilled receivables of $6,715 and $5,925 as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, are expected to be invoiced and collected within one year. The Company records accounts receivable when its right to consideration becomes unconditional. Contract assets primarily relate to our rights to consideration for services provided that they are conditioned on satisfaction of future performance obligations. Accounts receivable, net, are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect, which is net of estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments.

The Company generally establishes customer credit limits and estimates the allowance for credit losses on a country or geographic basis. Customer credit limits are based upon an initial evaluation of the customer’s credit quality and we adjust that limit accordingly based upon ongoing credit assessments of the customer, including payment history and changes in credit quality. The allowance for expected credit losses is determined based on an assessment of past collection experience as well as consideration of current and future economic conditions and changes in our customer collection trends.

The following table summarizes the components of “Accounts receivable, net” as presented on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	March 31,		December 31,
Accounts Receivable:	2025		2024
Billed receivables	$	14,793	$	14,559
Unbilled receivables	6,715		5,925
Accounts Receivable, Gross	$	21,508	$	20,484
Allowance for expected credit losses	(227)		(391)
Accounts Receivable, Net	$	21,281	$	20,093

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

The following table summarizes the total provision for expected credit losses and write-offs:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Beginning balance	$	391	$	378
Provision for expected credit losses	6		(8)
Write-offs	(170)		(3)
Ending Balance	$	227	$	367

NOTE 6 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Incentive Compensation Plan

    The Company maintains the Hudson Global, Inc. 2009 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan, as amended and restated on May 24, 2016 and further amended on September 14, 2020 and May 17, 2022 (the “ISAP”), pursuant to which it can issue equity-based compensation incentives to eligible participants. The ISAP permits the granting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other types of equity-based awards. The Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) will establish such conditions as it deems appropriate on the granting or vesting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other types of equity-based awards. As determined by the Compensation Committee, equity awards may also be subject to immediate vesting upon the occurrence of certain events including death, disability, retirement or a change in control of the Company. When we make grants of restricted stock or restricted stock units to our executive officers, including the named executive officers, we enter into Restricted Stock Agreements and Restricted Stock Unit Agreements with such executive officers that contain provisions that are triggered upon a termination of an executive officer or a change in control of our Company. For awards of restricted stock granted beginning on November 6, 2015, effective upon a change in control of our Company, if the executive is employed by us or an affiliate of ours immediately prior to the date of such change in control and is subsequently terminated within 12 months following the date of such change in control, the shares of restricted stock will fully vest and the restrictions imposed upon the restricted stock will be immediately deemed to have lapsed. For awards of restricted stock units granted beginning on March 10, 2016, effective upon a change in control of our Company, if the executive is employed by us or an affiliate of ours immediately prior to the date of such change in control and is subsequently terminated within 12 months following the date of such change in control, the restricted stock units will fully vest and the restrictions imposed upon the restricted stock units will be immediately deemed to have lapsed. The Company primarily grants restricted stock and restricted stock units to its employees. A restricted stock unit is equivalent to one share of the Company’s common stock and is payable only in common stock of the Company issued under the ISAP.

    The Compensation Committee administers the ISAP and may designate any of the following as a participant under the ISAP: any officer or other employee of the Company or its affiliates or individuals engaged to become an officer or employee, consultants or other independent contractors who provide services to the Company or its affiliates, and non-employee directors of the Company. On May 17, 2022, the Company’s stockholders at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders approved amendments to the ISAP to, among other things, increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that are reserved for issuance by 250,000 shares. As of March 31, 2025, there were 50,420 shares of the Company’s common stock available for future issuance under the ISAP.

All share issuances related to stock compensation plans are issued from the aforementioned stock available for future issuance under stockholder approved compensation plan.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company granted 46,688 restricted stock units subject to performance vesting conditions for the year ended December 31, 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company granted 43,147 restricted stock units subject to performance vesting conditions for the year ended December 31, 2024, and granted 1,250 of discretionary time-vested restricted stock units to certain employees that were not subject to performance conditions.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

A summary of the quantity and vesting conditions for stock-based units granted to the Company’s employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was as follows:

Vesting conditions	Number of Restricted Stock Units Granted
Performance and service conditions - Type 1 (1) (2)	11,296
Performance and service conditions - Type 2 (1) (2)	35,392
Total shares of stock award granted	46,688

(1)The performance conditions with respect to restricted stock units may be satisfied as follows: 

(a)For grants to Corporate office employees subject to 2024 performance conditions, 100% of the restricted stock units may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a “group adjusted EBITDA”.

(2)To the extent restricted stock units are earned, such restricted stock units will vest on the basis of service as follows:

(a)33% and 66.6% for Type 1 and Type 2, respectively, of the restricted stock units will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date;

(b)33% and 16.7% for Type 1 and Type 2, respectively, of the restricted stock units will vest on the second anniversary of the grant date; and

(c)34% and 16.7% for Type 1 and Type 2, respectively, of the restricted stock units will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date; provided that, in each case, the employee remains employed by the Company from the grant date through the applicable service vesting date.

The Company also maintains the Director Deferred Share Plan (the “Director Plan”) as part of the ISAP pursuant to which it can issue restricted stock units to its non-employee directors. A restricted stock unit is equivalent to one share of the Company’s common stock and is payable only in common stock issued under the ISAP upon a director ceasing service as a member of the Company’s Board. The restricted stock units vest immediately upon grant and are credited to each of the non-employee director’s retirement accounts under the Director Plan. Restricted stock units issued under the Director Plan contain the right to a dividend equivalent award in the form of additional restricted stock units. The dividend equivalent award is calculated using the same rate as the cash dividend paid on a share of the Company’s common stock, and then divided by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date the dividend is paid to determine the number of additional restricted stock units to grant. Dividend equivalent awards have the same vesting terms as the underlying awards. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company granted 3,836 restricted stock units to its non-employee directors pursuant to the Director Plan.

    As of March 31, 2025, 240,031 restricted stock units are deferred under the Company’s ISAP.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units and restricted shares of common stock were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Restricted stock units	$	386	$	378
Total	$	386	$	378

Restricted Stock Units

    As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $1,705 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding unvested restricted stock units. The Company expects to recognize that cost over a weighted average service period of 0.8 years. Restricted stock units have no voting or dividend rights until the awards are vested.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

    Changes in the Company’s restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
	Performance-based			Time-based/Director			Total
	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted stock units at January 1, 2025	55,591	$	17.58	128,474	$	14.96	184,065	$	15.75
Granted	46,688	$	13.28	3,836	$	10.30	50,524	$	13.05
Vested	(3,373)	$	30.00	(4,249)	$	10.71	(7,622)	$	19.24
Forfeited	(47,647)	$	14.51	(340)	$	38.77	(47,987)	$	14.69
Unvested restricted stock units at March 31, 2025	51,259	$	15.70	127,721	$	14.90	178,980	$	15.13

 (a)    The number of shares earned above target are based on the performance target established by the Compensation Committee at the initial grant date.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
	Performance-based			Time-based/Director			Total
	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted stock units at January 1, 2024	95,264	$	23.49	80,422	$	16.50	175,686	$	20.29
Granted	43,147	$	14.37	3,483	$	16.54	46,630	$	14.53
Vested	(43,781)	$	17.21	(6,993)	$	15.55	(50,774)	$	16.98
Forfeited	(28,841)	$	22.27	—	$	—	(28,841)	$	22.27
Unvested restricted stock units at March 31, 2024	65,789	$	22.23	76,912	$	16.59	142,701	$	19.19

(a)    The number of shares earned above target are based on the performance target established by th

NOTE 7 – INCOME TAXES

Income Tax Provision

    Under ASC 270, “Interim Reporting”, and ASC 740-270, “Income Taxes – Interim Reporting”, the Company is required to adjust its effective tax rate for each quarter to be consistent with the estimated annual effective tax rate. Jurisdictions with a projected loss for the full year where no tax benefit can be recognized are excluded from the calculation of the estimated annual effective tax rate. Applying the provisions of ASC 270 and ASC 740-270 could result in a higher or lower effective tax rate during a particular quarter, based upon the mix and timing of actual earnings versus annual projections.

Effective Tax Rate

    The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $32 on a pre-tax loss of $1,724, compared to a benefit from income taxes of $88 on pre-tax loss of $2,986 for the same period in 2024. The Company’s effective income tax rate ("ETR") was negative 2% and positive 3% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the effective tax rates differed from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to pretax losses for which no tax benefit can be recognized, foreign tax rate differences, and non-deductible expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the effective tax rates differed from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due changes in valuation allowances in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions which reduces or eliminates the effective tax rate on current year profits or losses, foreign tax rate differences and non-deductible expenses. The current YTD ETR differs significantly from the prior period YTD ETR primarily due to the interaction of similar rate reconciliation items,

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

including change in valuation allowance, with a negative pretax book income in the current period versus positive pretax book income in the prior year comparative period.

Uncertain Tax Positions 

    As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $60, respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, which if recognized in the future, would lower the Company’s effective income tax rate.

     The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as part of the provision for income taxes. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $34 and $33, respectively, of accrued interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits.

Based on information available as of March 31, 2025, it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $0 over the next 12 months as a result of projected resolutions of global tax examinations and controversies and potential expirations of the applicable statutes of limitations.

In many cases, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities. Tax years with net operating losses (“NOLs”) remain open until such losses expire or until the statutes of limitations for those years when the NOLs are used expire. As of March 31, 2025, the Company’s open tax years, which remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities, are between 2017 and 2025 depending on the jurisdiction.

    The Company believes that its unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2025 are appropriately reflected for all years subject to examination above.

Net Operating Losses (“NOLs”), Capital Losses, and Valuation Allowance

The Company recorded a valuation allowance against all of our consolidated US deferred tax assets for NOLs and Capital Losses as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. We intend to continue maintaining a full valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets for NOLs until there is sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances in the future.

NOTE 8 – LOSS PER SHARE

    Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the Company’s net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. When the effects are not anti-dilutive, diluted loss per share is computed by dividing the Company’s net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding and the impact of all dilutive potential common shares, primarily stock options “in-the-money”, unvested restricted stock, and unvested restricted stock units. The dilutive impact of stock options, unvested restricted stock, and unvested restricted stock units is determined by applying the “treasury stock” method. Performance-based restricted stock awards are included in the computation of diluted loss per share only to the extent that the underlying performance conditions: (i) are satisfied prior to the end of the reporting period; or (ii) would be satisfied if the end of the reporting period were the end of the related performance period and the result would be dilutive under the treasury stock method. Stock awards subject to vesting or exercisability based on the achievement of market conditions are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share only when the market conditions are met.

    A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted loss per share calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Loss per share (“EPS”):
Basic	$	(0.59)	$	(0.95)
Diluted	$	(0.59)	$	(0.95)
EPS numerator - basic and diluted:
Net loss	$	(1,756)	$	(2,898)
EPS denominator (in thousands):
Weighted average common stock outstanding - basic	2,985		3,041
Common stock equivalents: restricted stock units and restricted shares of common stock (a)	—		—
Weighted average number of common stock outstanding - diluted	2,985		3,041

(a)    The diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding did not differ from the basic weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding because the effects of any potential common stock equivalents (see Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on unvested restricted stock units) were anti-dilutive and therefore not included in the calculation of the denominator of dilutive earnings per share.

NOTE 9– GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the changes in carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:

	Carrying Value
	2025
Goodwill, January 1,	$	5,703
Currency translation	14
Goodwill, March 31, 2025	$	5,717

	Carrying Value
	2024
Goodwill, January 1,	$	5,749
Currency translation	(46)
Goodwill, December 31, 2024	$	5,703

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following components as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

March 31, 2025	Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Useful Lives (in years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Non-compete agreements	2.9	$	145	$	(120)	$	25
Trade name	6.0	1,635		(785)		850
Customer lists	2.4	3,954		(2,577)		1,377
Developed technology	0.8	657		(653)		4
		$	6,391	$	(4,135)	$	2,256

December 31, 2024	Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Useful Lives (in years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Non-compete agreements	2.9	$	145	$	(116)	$	29
Trade name	6.1	1,634		(731)		903
Customer lists	2.6	3,952		(2,399)		1,553
Developed technology	1.0	657		(651)		6
		$	6,388	$	(3,897)	$	2,491

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $238 and $287, respectively. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. No impairment in the value of amortizable intangible assets was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets for the remainder of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and for each of the next fiscal years are as follows:

2025	$	632
2026	634
2027	549
2028	130
2029	110
Thereafter	201
	$	2,256

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

The change in the book value of amortizable intangible assets is as follows:

	January 1, 2025 Beginning Balance		Amortization		Translation and Other		March 31, 2025 Ending Balance
Non-compete agreements	$	29	$	(4)	$	—	$	25
Trade name	903		(54)		1		850
Customer lists	1,553		(178)		2		1,377
Developed technology	6		(2)		—		4
	$	2,491	$	(238)	$	3	$	2,256

NOTE 10 – CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH

    Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as reported within the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows: 

	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,553	$	17,011
Restricted cash, current	487		476
Restricted cash, non-current	174		180
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	17,214	$	17,667

    Restricted cash primarily includes lease and collateral deposits, as well as bank guarantees for licensing.

NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation and Complaints 

    The Company is subject, from time to time, to various claims, lawsuits, contracts disputes, and other complaints from, for example, clients, candidates, suppliers, landlords for both leased and subleased properties, former and current employees, and regulators or tax authorities arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company routinely monitors claims such as these, and records provisions for losses when the claim becomes probable and the amount due is estimable. Although the outcome of these claims cannot be determined, the Company believes that the final resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

    For matters that reach the threshold of probable and estimable, the Company establishes reserves for legal, regulatory, and other contingent liabilities. The Company did not have any legal reserves as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Operating Leases

    Our office space leases have lease terms of one year to four years. Some of these operating leases include options to extend the lease terms, and some operating leases include options to terminate the leases earlier than the expiration of the full terms. These options are considered in our determination of the valuation of our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

    None of our operating leases include implicit rates, and we have determined that the difference between the contractual cost basis and the present value of lease payments calculated using incremental borrowing rates is not material. Our operating lease costs for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $284 and $358, respectively (reflected in Net cash used in operating activities). The weighted average remaining lease term of our operating leases as of March 31, 2025 was 2.6 years.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

    As of March 31, 2025, future minimum operating lease payments are as follows:

	2025		2026		2027		2028		2029		Total
Minimum lease payments	$	429	$	172	$	95	$	97	$	79	$	872

Invoice Finance Credit Facility

    On April 8, 2019, the Company’s Australian subsidiary (“Australian Borrower”) entered into an invoice finance credit facility agreement (the “NAB Facility Agreement”) with National Australia Bank Limited (“NAB”). The NAB Facility Agreement provides the Australian Borrower with the ability to borrow funds based on a percentage of eligible trade receivables up to a maximum of 4 million Australian dollars. No receivables have terms greater than 90 days, and any risk of loss is retained by the Australian Borrower. The interest rate is calculated as the variable receivable finance indicator rate, plus a margin of 1.60% per annum. Borrowings under this facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Australian Borrower. The NAB Facility Agreement does not have a stated maturity date and can be terminated by either the Australian Borrower or NAB upon 90 days written notice. As of March 31, 2025, there were no amounts outstanding under the NAB Facility Agreement. Interest expense and fees incurred on the NAB Facility Agreement were $4 for each of three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

    The NAB Facility Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants for the Australian Borrower including (1) that EBITDA must be at least two times total interest paid on debt on a 12-month rolling basis; (2) minimum tangible net worth must be at least 2.5 million Australian dollars and be equal to at least 25% of total tangible assets on June 30 and December 31 (as defined in the NAB Facility Agreement); and (3) additional periodic reporting requirements to NAB. The Australian Borrower was in compliance with all financial covenants under the NAB Facility Agreement as of March 31, 2025.

    Amounts borrowed from the NAB Facility may be large, contain short maturities and have quick turnovers. Amounts borrowed and repaid are presented on a net basis on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

On May 25, 2022, Hudson Global Resources (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (“Singapore Borrower”), which the Company acquired on October 31, 2023 (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8), and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (“HSBC”), entered into an invoice finance credit facility agreement (the “HSBC Facility Agreement”). The HSBC Facility Agreement allows the Singapore Borrower to borrow funds up to a maximum of 1 million Singapore dollars, based on a percentage of eligible trade receivables. All receivables have a term of no more than 60 days, and any risk of loss is borne by the Singapore Borrower. The interest rate is calculated as the bank’s external cost of capital, plus a margin of 3.5% per annum. The Company ended the HSBC Facility Agreement in May 2024. Interest expense and fees incurred on the HSBC Facility Agreement were $4 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. No interest expense or fees were incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as the agreement was no longer in effect.

NOTE 12 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

On August 8, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a repurchase program for up to $5,000 of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The Company intends to repurchase shares from time to time, as market conditions warrant, through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block purchases, or other methods in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). This authorization does not expire. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no repurchases of shares were made by the Company under this authorization. During three months ended March 31, 2024 the Company repurchased 44,250 shares of its common stock on January 29, 2024 in connection with a transaction with a certain shareholder, for a cost totaling $655, excluding tax withholdings.

The Company cannot predict when or if it will repurchase any shares of common stock as such stock repurchase program will depend on a number of factors, including constraints specified in any Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, price, general business and market conditions, and alternative investment opportunities. Information regarding share repurchases will be available in the Company’s periodic reports on Form 10-Q and 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by the applicable rules of the Exchange Act.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

NOTE 13 – SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

On June 30, 2022, the Company filed a shelf registration on Form S-3 with the SEC. Under the Form S-3, the Company may offer, issue and sell, from time to time, in one or more offerings and series, together or separately, shares of its common stock, shares of preferred stock, debt securities, subscription rights, purchase contracts, or units, which together shall have an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $100,000. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on July 26, 2022. As of March 31, 2025, no securities had been offered or issued under the registration statement.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

NOTE 14 – SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Segment Reporting

    The Company manages its business primarily on a geographic basis, with three reportable segments: the Hudson regional businesses of Americas, Asia Pacific, and EMEA. The reportable segments are consistent with management's approach to segment reporting used by the Global Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Global Inc. and the Global Chief Executive Officer (“CODM”) of Hudson RPO, who both serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, to assess segment performance and allocate resources. The Americas segment includes the United States and Canada. The EMEA segment includes the United Kingdom and countries across Continental Europe and the United Arab Emirates, while the Asia Pacific segment comprises Australia, New Zealand, and other countries in Asia. The Company evaluates the performance of its reportable segments using an EBITDA metric, which is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization. In addition, certain corporate-related costs are not allocated to the segments. Each reportable segment generates its revenue through RPO services, consisting of recruitment and contracting solutions tailored to the individual needs of primarily mid-to-large multinational companies.

Corporate expenses are reported separately for the three reportable segments and pertain to certain functions, such as executive management, corporate governance, investor relations, legal, accounting, tax, and treasury. A portion of these expenses are attributed to the reportable segments for providing the above services to them, and have been allocated to the segments as management service expenses, and are included in the segments’ non-operating other income (expense). We have disclosed for each reportable segment the significant expense that is reviewed by CODM in the tables below with no additional significant expenses beyond those presented. Segment information is presented in accordance with ASC 280, “Segment Reporting.” This standard is based on a management approach that requires segmentation based upon the Company’s internal organization and disclosure of revenue and certain expenses based upon internal accounting methods. The Company’s financial reporting systems present various data for management to run the business, including internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis not consistent with U.S. GAAP. Accounts receivable and long-lived assets are the only significant assets separated by segment for internal reporting purposes.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

	Americas		Asia Pacific		EMEA		Corporate		Inter-Segment Elimination		Total
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Revenue, from external customers	$	6,852	$	19,127	$	5,887	$	—	$	—	$	31,866
Inter-segment revenue	90		1		—		—		(91)		—
Total revenue	$	6,942	$	19,128	$	5,887	$	—	$	(91)	$	31,866
Adjusted net revenue, from external customers (a)	$	5,980	$	7,211	$	3,207	$	—	$	—	$	16,398
Inter-segment adjusted net revenue	89		(88)		(1)		—		—		—
Total adjusted net revenue	$	6,069	$	7,123	$	3,206	$	—	$	—	$	16,398
Salaries and related	$	(4,818)	$	(5,718)	$	(3,358)	$	(451)	$	—	$	(14,345)
EBITDA (loss) (b)	$	(141)	$	283	$	(638)	$	(1,016)	$	—	$	(1,512)
Depreciation and amortization	(241)		(35)		(4)		(3)		—		(283)
Intercompany dividend/interest (expense) income, net	—		(123)		—		123		—		—
Interest income, net	—		2		—		69		—		71
Provision for income taxes	(20)		(86)		30		44		—		(32)
Net (loss) income	$	(402)	$	41	$	(612)	$	(783)	$	—	$	(1,756)
As of March 31, 2025
Accounts receivable, net	$	5,643	$	10,801	$	4,837	$	—	$	—	$	21,281
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (c)	$	6,409	$	1,731	$	21	$	25	$	—	$	8,186
Total assets	$	14,571	$	22,185	$	9,350	$	7,079	$	—	$	53,185

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

	Americas		Asia Pacific		EMEA		Corporate		Inter- Segment Elimination		Total
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Revenue, from external customers	$	5,994	$	21,509	$	6,388	$	—	$	—	$	33,891
Inter-segment revenue	55		—		—		—		(55)		—
Total revenue	$	6,049	$	21,509	$	6,388	$	—	$	(55)	$	33,891
Adjusted net revenue, from external customers (a)	$	5,805	$	6,546	$	3,979	$	—	$	—	$	16,330
Inter-segment adjusted net revenue	55		(47)		(8)		—		—		—
Total adjusted net revenue	$	5,860	$	6,499	$	3,971	$	—	$	—	$	16,330
Salaries and related	$	(5,354)	$	(5,989)	$	(3,355)	$	(468)	$	—	$	(15,166)
EBITDA (loss) (b)	$	(864)	$	(601)	$	268	$	(1,485)	$	—	$	(2,682)
Depreciation and amortization	(349)		(38)		(7)		(3)		—		(397)
Intercompany (expense) interest income, net	—		(132)		—		132		—		—
Interest (expense) income, net	—		3		—		90		—		93
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes	(15)		217		(86)		(28)		—		88
Net income (loss)	$	(1,228)	$	(551)	$	175	$	(1,294)	$	—	$	(2,898)
As of December 31, 2024
Accounts receivable, net	$	4,740	$	9,254	$	6,099	$	—	$	—	$	20,093
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (c)	$	6,640	$	1,744	$	26	$	26	$	—	$	8,436
Total assets	$	14,455	$	21,425	$	9,393	$	7,310	$	—	$	52,583

(a)Adjusted net revenue is net of the Direct contracting costs and reimbursed expenses caption on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Direct contracting costs and reimbursed expenses include the direct staffing costs of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, travel expenses, and insurance costs for the Company’s contractors and reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and other direct costs. The region where services are provided, the mix of RPO and contracting, and the functional nature of the staffing services provided can affect operating income and EBITDA. The salaries, commissions, payroll taxes, and employee benefits related to recruitment professionals are included under the caption “Salaries and related” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(b)SEC Regulation S-K Item 229.10(e)1(ii)(A) defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented to provide additional information to investors about the Company’s operations on a basis consistent with the measures that the Company uses to manage its operations and evaluate its performance. Management also uses this measurement to evaluate working capital requirements. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income and net income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of the Company’s profitability.

(c)Comprised of property and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization.

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Geographic Data Reporting

    A summary of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and net assets by geographic area as of March 31, 2025 and 2024 and as of December 31, 2024, were as follows:

	Australia		United States		United Kingdom		Other		Total
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Revenue (a)	$	14,862	$	6,510	$	5,294	$	5,200	$	31,866
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Revenue (a)	$	18,065	$	5,692	$	5,915	$	4,219	$	33,891
As of March 31, 2025
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	$	14	$	6,433	$	13	$	1,726	$	8,186
Net assets	$	7,448	$	16,751	$	3,218	$	12,057	$	39,474
As of December 31, 2024
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	$	20	$	6,667	$	16	$	1,733	$	8,436
Net assets	$	7,788	$	17,066	$	3,076	$	12,498	$	40,428

(a) Revenue by geographic region disclosed above is net of any inter-segment revenue and, therefore, represents only revenue from external customers according to the location of the operating subsidiary.

(b) Comprised of property and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization.

NOTE 15 – STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

    On October 15, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 25, 2018 (the “Record Date”), for each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock, of one right (a “Right”) to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of a new series of participating preferred stock of the Company. The terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018 (as amended, the “Rights Agreement”), by and between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (the “Rights Agent”). The Company’s stockholders approved the Rights Agreement at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 6, 2019. On September 28, 2021, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into a First Amendment to Rights Agreement (the “Amendment”) that amended the Rights Agreement to extend its term through October 15, 2024. The amendment was approved by the Board on September 28, 2021, subject to stockholder approval, and the Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 17, 2022. The Board of Directors has taken further action to amend the Original Rights Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, to extend the expiration of the Rights Agreement to October 15, 2027, as contemplated in the Second Amendment to Rights Agreement (the “Second Amendment”). The Second Amendment was approved by the Board on June 13, 2024, subject to stockholder approval, and the Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 31, 2024.

Each Right allows its holder to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share of the Company’s Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) for a purchase price of $3.50. Each fractional share of Series B Preferred Stock would give the stockholder approximately the same dividend, voting and liquidation rights as does one share of common stock. Prior to exercise, however, a Right does not give its holder any dividend, voting or liquidation rights.

    The Board entered into the Rights Agreement in an effort to preserve the value of the Company’s significant U.S. NOLs and other tax benefits. The Company’s ability to utilize its NOLs may be substantially limited if the Company experiences an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). In general, an “ownership change” would occur if the percentage of the Company’s ownership by one or more “5-

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HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

percent shareholders” (as defined in the Code) increases by more than 50 percent over the lowest percentage owned by such stockholders at any time during the prior three years. The Rights Agreement is designed to preserve the Company’s tax benefits by deterring transfers of common stock that could result in an “ownership change” under Section 382 of the Code. In general terms, the Rights Agreement imposes a significant penalty upon any person or group that acquires beneficial ownership (as defined under the Rights Agreement) of 4.99% or more of the outstanding common stock without the prior approval of the Board (an “Acquiring Person”). Any Rights held by an Acquiring Person are void and may not be exercised.

The Company also has a provision in its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Provision”) which generally prohibits transfers of its common stock that could result in an ownership change.

The Rights will not be exercisable until the earlier of (i) 10 days after a public announcement by the Company that a person or group has become an Acquiring Person; and (ii) 10 business days (or a later date determined by the Board) after a person or group begins a tender or an exchange offer that, if completed, would result in that person or group becoming an Acquiring Person.

    Until the date that the Rights become exercisable (the “Distribution Date”), common stock certificates will also evidence the Rights and will contain a notation to that effect. Any transfer of shares of common stock prior to the Distribution Date will constitute a transfer of the associated Rights. After the Distribution Date, the Rights will separate from the common stock and be evidenced by Right certificates, which the Company will mail to all holders of Rights that have not become void. After the Distribution Date, if a person or group already is or becomes an Acquiring Person, all holders of Rights, except the Acquiring Person, may exercise their Rights upon payment of the purchase price to purchase shares of common stock (or other securities or assets as determined by the Board) with a market value of two times the purchase price (a “Flip-in Event”). After the Distribution Date, if a Flip-in Event has already occurred and the Company is acquired in a merger or similar transaction, all holders of Rights, except the Acquiring Person, may exercise their Rights upon payment of the purchase price, to purchase shares of the acquiring or other appropriate entity with a market value of two times the purchase price of the Rights. Rights may be exercised to purchase Series B Preferred Stock only after the Distribution Date occurs and prior to the occurrence of a Flip-in Event as described above. A Distribution Date resulting from the commencement of a tender offer or an exchange offer as described in the second bullet point above could precede the occurrence of a Flip-in Event, in which case the Rights could be exercised to purchase Series B Preferred Stock. A Distribution Date resulting from any occurrence described in the first bullet point above would necessarily follow the occurrence of a Flip-in Event, in which case the Rights could be exercised to purchase shares of common stock (or other securities or assets) as described above.

    The Rights will expire on the earliest of (i) the close of business on October 15, 2027, or such earlier date as of which the Board determines that this Agreement is no longer necessary for the preservation of Tax Benefits, (ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed as provided in Section 23, (iii) the time at which all exercisable Rights are exchanged as provided in Section 24, (iv) the close of business on the effective date of the repeal of Section 382 of the Code or any successor or replacement provision if the Board determines that this Agreement is no longer necessary for the preservation of Tax Benefits, and (v) the Close of Business on the first day of a taxable year of the Company to which the Board determines that no Tax Benefits may be carried forward.

    The Board may redeem all (but not less than all) of the Rights for a redemption price of $0.001 per Right at any time before the later of the Distribution Date and the date of the first public announcement or disclosure by the Company that a person or group has become an Acquiring Person. Once the Rights are redeemed, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate, and the only right of the holders of such Rights will be to receive the redemption price.

    The Board may adjust the purchase price of the Series B Preferred Stock, the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issuable and the number of outstanding Rights to prevent dilution that may occur as a result of certain events, including, among others, a stock dividend, a stock split or a reclassification of the Series B Preferred Stock or common stock.

    Before the time the Rights cease to be redeemable, the Board may amend or supplement the Rights Agreement without the consent of the holders of the Rights, except that no amendment may decrease the redemption price below $0.001 per Right.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto, included in Part I of this Form 10-Q. The reader should also refer to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes of Hudson Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) filed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. This MD&A contains forward-looking statements. Please see “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements. This MD&A also uses the non-generally accepted accounting principle measure of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). See Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for EBITDA segment reconciliation information. The tables and information in this MD&A were derived from exact numbers and may have immaterial rounding differences.

This MD&A includes the following sections:

•Executive Overview

•Results of Operations

•Liquidity and Capital Resources

•Contingencies

•Recent Accounting Pronouncements

•Critical Accounting Estimates

•Forward-Looking Statements

Executive Overview

The Company’s objective is to increase value to the Company’s stockholders by providing global Recruitment Process Outsourcing (“RPO”) solutions to customers. With direct operations in fifteen countries and relationships with specialized professionals and organizations around the globe, the Company brings a strong ability to match talent with opportunities by assessing, recruiting, developing, and engaging highly successful people for the Company’s clients. The Company combines broad geographic presence, world-class talent solutions and a tailored, consultative approach to help businesses and professionals achieve maximum performance. The Company seeks to continually upgrade its service offerings and delivery capability tools to make the Company and candidates more successful in achieving clients’ business requirements.

    The Company’s proprietary frameworks, assessment tools, and leadership development programs, coupled with its global footprint, allow the Company to design and implement regional and global outsourced recruitment solutions that the Company believes greatly enhance the quality and efficiency of its clients’ hiring.

    To meet the Company’s objective, the Company engages in the following initiatives:

•Facilitating growth and development of the global RPO business through strategic investments in people, innovation, and technology;

•Building and differentiating the Company’s brand through its unique outsourcing solutions offerings; and

•Improving the Company’s cost structure and efficiency of its support functions and infrastructure.    

    We continue to explore all strategic alternatives to maximize value for the Company’s stockholders, including without limitation, improving the market position and profitability of our services in the marketplace, and enhancing our valuation. We may pursue our goals through organic growth, strategic initiatives, or other alternatives. Additionally, we will continue to monitor capital markets for opportunities to repurchase shares, and consider other actions designed to enhance value to our stockholders, as well as review information regarding potential acquisitions or combinations, both within the RPO business line as well as other businesses, and provide information to third parties regarding potential dispositions of assets or business lines, from time to time.

    This MD&A discusses the results of the Company’s business for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

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Current Market Conditions

Our clients’ demands for RPO and contracting services largely depend on the market conditions and the strength of the labor markets in the countries where we operate. In the first quarter of 2025, the market conditions remained challenging due to persistent inflation, higher interest rates, market uncertainty related to disruptions in trade and decreased demand for labor in certain markets. We anticipate that these challenging market conditions will continue into the next quarter of 2025.

Economic conditions in most of the world’s major markets continued to slow down throughout 2024. Higher than expected inflation in most markets and rising interest rates have led to significant market disruption, including further wage inflation, increased operating costs, staffing challenges, reduced consumer confidence, and limited capital market accessibility that impact our business. In addition, in connection with the challenging business environment, some of our customers have reduced demand, and certain other customers have eliminated our services on a temporary or permanent basis. These conditions and expected future inflation and potential interest rate increases could have material adverse impacts on various aspects of our business in the future.

The continued economic uncertainty has also resulted in volatility in global currencies. Stronger foreign currencies in other markets compared to the U.S. dollar during a reporting period cause local currency results of the Company’s foreign operations to be translated into more U.S. dollars.

The following is a summary of the Company’s financial performance highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. This summary should be considered in the context of the additional disclosures in this MD&A which further highlight Company results by segment.

Financial Performance Highlights for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025

•Revenue was $31.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $33.9 million for the same period in 2024, a decrease of $2.0 million, or 6.0%. The decrease in revenue was principally driven by a decline in Australia.

◦On a constant currency basis, the Company’s revenue decreased $1.1 million, or 3.3%, due to a decrease in contracting revenue of $1.3 million, or 7.2%, partially offset by a $0.2 million, or 1.1%, increase in RPO revenue, compared to the same period in 2024.

•Adjusted net revenue was $16.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $16.3 million for the same period in 2024, an increase of $0.1 million, or 0.4%.

◦On a constant currency basis, adjusted net revenue increased $0.3 million, or 2.2%, due to an increase in RPO adjusted net revenue of $0.2 million, or 1.4%, combined with an increase in contracting revenue of $0.1 million, or 16.6%, compared to the same period in 2024.

•SG&A and Non-Op was $17.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $19.0 million for the same period in 2024, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 5.8%.

◦On a constant currency basis, SG&A and Non-Op decreased $0.8 million, or 4.2%, as compared to the same period in 2024. SG&A and Non-Op as a percentage of revenue was 56.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 56.7% for the same period in 2024.

•EBITDA loss was $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to EBITDA loss of $2.7 million for the same period in 2024, a decrease in EBITDA loss of $1.2 million. On a constant currency basis, EBITDA loss also decreased $1.2 million.

•Net loss was $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to net loss of $2.9 million for the same period in 2024, a decrease in net loss of $1.1 million. On a constant currency basis, net loss also decreased $1.1 million.

Constant Currency (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)

    The Company operates on a global basis, with the majority of its revenue generated outside of the U.S. Accordingly, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the Company’s results of operations. For the discussion of reportable segment results of operations, the Company uses constant currency information. Constant currency compares financial results

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between periods as if exchange rates had remained constant period-over-period. The Company defines the term “constant currency” to mean that financial data for a previously reported period is translated into U.S. dollars using the same foreign currency exchange rates that were used to translate financial data for the current period. Constant currency metrics should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for reported results prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the U.S. The Company’s management reviews and analyzes business results in constant currency and believes these results better represent the Company’s underlying business trends. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates generally impact only reported earnings.

    Changes in revenue, adjusted net revenue, SG&A and Non-Op, operating income (loss), net income (loss), and EBITDA (loss) include the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The tables below summarize the impact of foreign currency exchange adjustments on the Company’s operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

 

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
	As		As		Currency		Constant
$ in thousands	reported		reported		translation		currency
Revenue:
Americas	$	6,852	$	5,994	$	(18)	$	5,976
Asia Pacific	19,127		21,509		(862)		20,647
EMEA	5,887		6,388		(53)		6,335
Total	$	31,866	$	33,891	$	(933)	$	32,958
Adjusted net revenue (a):
Americas	$	5,980	$	5,805	$	(17)	$	5,788
Asia Pacific	7,211		6,546		(225)		6,321
EMEA	3,207		3,979		(39)		3,940
Total	$	16,398	$	16,330	$	(281)	$	16,049
SG&A and Non-Op (b):
Americas	$	6,210	$	6,724	$	(48)	$	6,676
Asia Pacific	6,840		7,100		(240)		6,860
EMEA	3,843		3,704		(39)		3,665
Corporate	1,017		1,484		—		1,484
Total	$	17,910	$	19,012	$	(327)	$	18,685
Operating income (loss):
Americas	$	(208)	$	(1,152)	$	1	$	(1,151)
Asia Pacific	383		(520)		10		(510)
EMEA	(519)		270		(1)		269
Corporate	(1,380)		(1,638)		—		(1,638)
Total	$	(1,724)	$	(3,040)	$	10	$	(3,030)
Net loss, consolidated	$	(1,756)	$	(2,898)	$	18	$	(2,880)
EBITDA (loss) (c):
Americas	$	(141)	$	(864)	$	(3)	$	(867)
Asia Pacific	283		(601)		18		(583)
EMEA	(638)		268		—		268
Corporate	(1,016)		(1,485)		—		(1,485)
Total	$	(1,512)	$	(2,682)	$	15	$	(2,667)

(a)Represents Revenue less the Direct contracting costs and reimbursed expenses caption on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(b)SG&A and Non-Op is a measure that management uses to evaluate the segments’ expenses, which include the following captions on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations: Salaries and related, Office and general, Marketing and promotion, and Other expense, net. Corporate management service allocations are included in the segments’ other income (expense).

(c)See EBITDA reconciliation in the following section.

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Use of EBITDA (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)

    Management believes EBITDA is a meaningful indicator of the Company’s performance that provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. Management considers EBITDA to be the best indicator of operating performance and most comparable measure across the regions in which the Company operates. Management uses this measure to evaluate capital needs and working capital requirements. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, or net income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of the Company’s profitability. EBITDA is derived from net income adjusted for the provision for (benefit from) income taxes, interest expense (income), and depreciation and amortization.

    The reconciliation of EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided in the table below:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
$ in thousands	2025		2024
Net loss	$	(1,756)	$	(2,898)
Adjustments to Net (loss) income
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	32		(88)
Interest income, net	(71)		(93)
Depreciation and amortization expense	283		397
Total adjustments from net loss to EBITDA	244		216
EBITDA (loss)	$	(1,512)	$	(2,682)

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Results of Operations

Americas (reported currency) 

Revenue - Americas

 

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024		Change in amount		Change in %
$ in millions	As reported		As reported
Americas
Revenue	$	6.9	$	6.0	$	0.9	14	%

    For the three months ended March 31, 2025, contracting revenue increased by $0.9 million, or 483%, while RPO revenue decreased by $0.1 million, or 1%, compared to the same period in 2024. The increase in contracting revenue was driven by new client wins, while the decline in RPO revenue reflected lower demand from existing clients.

Adjusted Net Revenue - Americas

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024			Change in amount		Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			As reported
Americas
Adjusted net revenue	$	6.0		$	5.8		$	0.2	3	%
Adjusted net revenue as a percentage of revenue	87		%	97		%	N/A		N/A

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, contracting adjusted net revenue increased by $0.2 million, or 837%, while RPO adjusted net revenue decreased by $0.1 million, or 1%. The increase in contracting adjusted net revenue was due to new client wins, while the decrease in RPO adjusted net revenue was due to lower demand from existing clients.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, total adjusted net revenue as a percentage of revenue was 87%, compared to 97% for the same period in 2024. The decrease in total adjusted net revenue as a percentage of revenue was attributed to the lower mix of RPO to contracting revenue.

SG&A and Non-Op -Americas

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024			Change in amount		Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			As reported
Americas
SG&A and Non-Op	$	6.2		$	6.7		$	(0.5)	(8)	%
SG&A and Non-Op as a percentage of revenue	91		%	112		%	N/A		N/A

    For the three months ended March 31, 2025, SG&A and Non-Op decreased $0.5 million, or 8%, compared to the same period in 2024, while SG&A and Non-Op as a percentage of revenue decreased from 112% to 91%. The decrease in SG&A and No-Op and in SG&A and Non-Op as a percentage of revenue was principally due to lower staff costs as a percentage of revenue.

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Operating Loss and EBITDA -Americas

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024			Change in amount		Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			As reported
Americas
Operating loss	$	(0.2)		$	(1.2)		$	0.9	82	%
EBITDA (loss)	$	(0.1)		$	(0.9)		$	0.7	84	%
EBITDA (loss) as a percentage of revenue	(2)		%	(14)		%	N/A		N/A

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, operating loss was $0.2 million, compared to operating loss of $1.2 million in 2024, and EBITDA loss was $0.1 million, compared to EBITDA loss of $0.9 million in 2024.

The decreases in operating loss and EBITDA loss for three months ended March 31, 2025, were due to the same factors noted above.

Asia Pacific (constant currency)

Revenue - Asia Pacific 

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024		Change in amount		Change in %
$ in millions	As reported		Constant currency
Asia Pacific
Revenue	$	19.1	$	20.6	$	(1.5)	(7)	%

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, contracting revenue decreased by $2.4 million, or 16%, while RPO revenue increased $0.8 million, or 14%, compared to 2024, as discussed below.

    In Australia, revenue decreased $2.4 million, or 14%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by a $2.8 million, or 21%, decline in contracting revenue, driven by reduced demand from existing clients. Partially offsetting this decline, RPO revenue increased by $0.4 million, or 12%, compared to 2024, due to higher demand from existing clients.

    In Asia, revenue increased $0.9 million, or 29%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024. The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was due to higher demand from existing clients.    

Adjusted net revenue - Asia Pacific

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024			Change in amount		Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			Constant currency
Asia Pacific
Adjusted net revenue	$	7.2		$	6.3		$	0.9	14	%
Adjusted net revenue as a percentage of revenue	38		%	31		%	N/A		N/A

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, RPO adjusted net revenue increased by $0.9 million, or 15%, while contracting adjusted net revenue increased slightly or 3%, compared to the same period in 2024.

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    In Australia, adjusted net revenue increased by $0.4 million, or 9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by RPO adjusted net revenue, which increased by $0.5 million, or 13%, while contracting adjusted net revenue declined by $0.1 million, or 14%, compared to 2024.

    In Asia, adjusted net revenue increased by $0.5 million, or 23%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024.

Total adjusted net revenue as a percentage of revenue was 38% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 31% for the same period in 2024. The increase in total adjusted net revenue as a percentage of revenue was attributed to a greater mix of higher margin RPO revenue to contracting revenue.

SG&A and Non-Op - Asia Pacific

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024			Change in amount		Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			Constant currency
Asia Pacific
SG&A and Non-Op	$	6.8		$	6.9		$	—	—	%
SG&A and Non-Op as a percentage of revenue	36		%	33		%	N/A		N/A

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, SG&A and Non-Op decreased slightly, compared to the same period in 2024. SG&A and Non-Op as a percentage of revenue was 36% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 33% for the same period in 2024. The increase was principally due to the lower mix of contracting revenue, where the majority of costs are reflected in adjusted net revenue.

Operating Income (Loss) and EBITDA - Asia Pacific

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024			Change in amount		Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			Constant currency
Asia Pacific
Operating income (loss)	$	0.4		$	(0.5)		$	0.9	175	%
EBITDA (loss)	$	0.3		$	(0.6)		$	0.9	148	%
EBITDA (loss) as a percentage of revenue	1		%	(3)		%	N/A		N/A

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, operating income was $0.4 million, compared to operating loss of $0.5 million in 2024, and EBITDA was $0.3 million, or 1% of revenue, compared to EBITDA loss of $0.6 million, or 3% of revenue, in 2024. The changes in operating income and EBITDA were principally driven by the increase in adjusted net revenue, as described above.

Europe, Middle East, and Africa ("EMEA") (constant currency)

Revenue - EMEA

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024		Change in amount		Change in %
$ in millions	As reported		Constant currency
EMEA
Revenue	$	5.9	$	6.3	$	(0.4)	(7)	%

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    For the three months ended March 31, 2025, RPO revenue decreased by $0.6 million or 16%, while contracting revenue increased by $0.2 million or 8%, compared to the same period in 2024, as further discussed below.

    In the U.K., for the three months ended March 31, 2025, revenue decreased by $0.6 million, or 10%, compared to the same period in 2024. The change was driven by a decrease in RPO revenue of $0.8 million, or 22%, due to lower client demand, which was partially offset by an increase in contracting revenue of $0.2 million, or 8%, compared to the same period in 2024.

    In Continental Europe, total revenue was $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 5% compared to the same period in 2024. The increase was due to higher demand from existing clients.

In the Middle East, total revenue and RPO revenue was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Adjusted Net Revenue - EMEA

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024			Change in amount		Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			Constant currency
EMEA
Adjusted net revenue	$	3.2		$	3.9		$	(0.7)	(19)	%
Adjusted net revenue as a percentage of revenue	54		%	62		%	N/A		N/A

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, adjusted net revenue decreased by $0.7 million, or 19%, primarily driven by a decrease in RPO adjusted net revenue of $0.6 million, or 16%, and a decrease in contracting adjusted net revenue, which declined $0.1 million, or 62%, compared to the same period in 2024, as further discussed below.

    In the U.K., total adjusted net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 decreased by $0.9 million, or 25%, compared to the same period in 2024. The decrease was driven by RPO adjusted net revenue, which declined by $0.7 million, or 22%, while contracting adjusted net revenue decreased $0.1 million, or 62%, compared to 2024.

    In Continental Europe, total adjusted net revenue was $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 3% compared to the same period in 2024. The increase was due to higher demand from existing clients.

In the Middle East, total adjusted net revenue and RPO adjusted net revenue was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

SG&A and Non-Op - EMEA

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024			Change in amount		Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			Constant currency
EMEA
SG&A and Non-Op	$	3.8		$	3.7		$	0.2	5	%
SG&A and Non-Op as a percentage of revenue	65		%	58		%	N/A		N/A

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, SG&A and Non-Op increased $0.2 million, or 5%, compared to the same period in 2024. The increase in SG&A and Non-Op was primarily the result of higher corporate allocations and foreign currency exchange in the current year.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, SG&A and Non-Op as a percentage of revenue was 65%, compared to 58% in 2024. The increase in SG&A and Non-Op as a percentage of revenue was primarily due to the decrease in adjusted net revenue.

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Operating (Loss) Income and EBITDA - EMEA

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025			2024			Change in amount		Change in %
$ in millions	As reported			Constant currency
EMEA
Operating (loss) income	$	(0.5)		$	0.3		$	(0.8)	(293)	%
EBITDA (loss)	$	(0.6)		$	0.3		$	(0.9)	(338)	%
EBITDA (loss) as a percentage of revenue	(11)		%	4		%	N/A		N/A

    For the three months ended March 31, 2025, operating loss was $0.5 million, compared to operating income of $0.3 million for the same period in 2024, and EBITDA loss was $0.6 million, or 11% of revenue, compared to EBITDA loss of $0.3 million, or 4% of revenue, for the same period in 2024.

The following are discussed in reported currency

Corporate Expenses, Net of Corporate Management Expense Allocations

    Corporate expenses were $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to $1.5 million for the same period in 2024, representing an decrease of $0.5 million. The decrease in corporate expenses was primarily due to higher professional fees and staff costs, as well as higher corporate allocations.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

    Depreciation and amortization expense was $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $0.4 million for the same period in 2024.

Other Income (expense), Net

Other expense was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to other expense of $0.0 million for the same period in 2024.

Provision for Income Taxes

    The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $0.0 million on $1.7 million of pre-tax loss, compared to a benefit from income tax of $0.1 million on $3.0 million of pre-tax loss for the same period in 2024. The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were negative 2% and positive 3%, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the effective tax rates differed from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to pretax losses for which no tax benefit can be recognized, foreign tax rate differences, and non-deductible expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the effective tax rates differed from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to changes in valuation allowances in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions which reduces or eliminates the effective tax rate on current year profits or losses, foreign tax rate differences and non-deductible expenses.

Net Loss

    Net loss was $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to net loss of $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, a decrease in net loss of $1.1 million. Basic and diluted loss per share were both $0.59 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to basic and diluted loss per share of $0.95 for the same period in 2024.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources 

    As of March 31, 2025, cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash totaled $17.2 million, compared to $17.7 million as of December 31, 2024. The following table summarizes the Company’s cash flow activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
$ in millions	2025			2024
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(0.8)		$	(1.8)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	—			1.1
Net cash used in financing activities	—			(1.1)
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	0.4			(0.4)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	(0.5)	*	$	(2.2)

 * Amounts do not sum due to rounding

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

    For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net cash used in operating activities was $0.8 million, compared to $1.8 million of net cash used in operating activities for the same period in 2024, resulting in a $1.0 million decrease in net cash used. The decrease in net cash used was principally driven by the Company’s lower net loss in 2025, partially offset by less favorable working capital comparisons to the prior year.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

    For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net cash used in investing activities was $0.0 million compared to $1.1 million of net cash provided by investing activities in 2024. Net cash provided by investing activities in 2024 reflects cash received from benefit payouts of $1.1 million.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

    For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net cash used in financing activities was $0.0 million, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $1.1 million in 2024. The decrease in net cash used was attributed to prior year repurchases of shares of common stock of $1.1 million in 2024, including cash paid for tax withholdings.

Invoice Finance Credit Facility

    On April 8, 2019, the Company’s Australian subsidiary (“Australian Borrower”) entered into an invoice finance credit facility agreement (the “NAB Facility Agreement”) with National Australia Bank Limited (“NAB”). The NAB Facility Agreement provides the Australian Borrower with the ability to borrow funds based on a percentage of eligible trade receivables up to a maximum of $4 million Australian dollars. No receivables have terms greater than 90 days, and any risk of loss is retained by the Australian Borrower. The interest rate is calculated as the variable receivable finance indicator rate, plus a margin of 1.60% per annum. Borrowings under this facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Australian Borrower. The NAB Facility Agreement does not have a stated maturity date and can be terminated by either the Australian Borrower or NAB upon 90 days written notice. As of March 31, 2025, there were no amounts outstanding under the NAB Facility Agreement. Interest expense and fees incurred on the NAB Facility Agreement were $4 for each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

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On May 25, 2022, Hudson Global Resources (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (“Singapore Borrower”), which the Company acquired on October 31, 2023 (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8), and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (“HSBC”), entered into an invoice finance credit facility agreement (the “HSBC Facility Agreement”). The HSBC Facility Agreement allows the Singapore Borrower to borrow funds up to a maximum of 1 million Singapore dollars, based on a percentage of eligible trade receivables. All receivables have a term of no more than 60 days, and any risk of loss is borne by the Singapore Borrower. The interest rate is calculated as the bank’s external cost of capital, plus a margin of 3.5% per annum. The Company ended the HSBC Facility Agreement in May 2024. Interest expense and fees incurred on the HSBC Facility Agreement were $4 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. No interest expense or fees were incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as the agreement was no longer in effect.

Liquidity and Capital Resources Outlook

    As of March 31, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents on hand of $16.6 million. The Company also has the capability to borrow an additional 4 million Australian dollars under the NAB Facility Agreement. Other than as described above, the Company has no financial guarantees, outstanding debt or other lease agreements or arrangements that could trigger a requirement for an early payment or that could change the value of our assets. The Company believes that it has sufficient liquidity to satisfy its needs through at least the next 12 months, based on the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2025. The Company’s near-term cash requirements during 2025 are primarily related to the funding of the Company’s operations. For the full year 2025, the Company expects to make capital expenditures of less than $0.5 million.

    As of March 31, 2025, $6.8 million of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents noted above were held in the U.S. and the remainder were held outside the U.S., primarily in Australia ($4.5 million), the U.K. ($1.8 million), Philippines ($1.0 million), Hong Kong ($0.8 million), Singapore ($0.6 million), India ($0.4 million), and New Zealand ($0.2 million). The majority of the Company’s offshore cash is available to it as a source of funds, net of any tax obligations or assessments.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

    The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

Contingencies

    From time to time in the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to compliance audits by U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign government regulatory, tax, and other authorities relating to a variety of regulations, including wage and hour laws, unemployment taxes, workers' compensation, immigration, and income, value-added, and sales taxes. The Company is also subject to, from time to time in the ordinary course of business, various claims, lawsuits, and other complaints from, for example, clients, candidates, suppliers, landlords for both leased and subleased properties, former and current employees, and regulators or tax authorities. Periodic events and management actions such as business reorganization initiatives can change the number and types of audits, claims, lawsuits, contract disputes, or complaints asserted against the Company. Such events can also change the likelihood of assertion and the behavior of third parties to reach resolution regarding such matters.

    The economic conditions in the recent past have given rise to many news reports and bulletins from clients, tax authorities, and other parties about changes in their procedures for audits, payment, plans to challenge existing contracts, and other such matters aimed at being more aggressive in the resolution of such matters in their own favor. The Company believes that it has appropriate procedures in place for identifying and communicating any matters of this type, whether asserted or likely to be asserted, and it evaluates its liabilities in light of the prevailing circumstances. Changes in the behavior of third parties could cause the Company to change its view of the likelihood of a claim and what might constitute a trend. Employment laws vary in the markets in which we operate, and in some cases, employees and former employees have extended periods during which they may bring claims against the Company.

    For matters that reach the threshold of probable and estimable, the Company establishes reserves for legal, regulatory, and other contingent liabilities. The Company did not have any reserves as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Although the outcome of these matters cannot be determined, the Company believes that none of the currently pending matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

    See Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for a full description of relevant accounting pronouncements, including the respective expected dates of adoption.

Critical Accounting Estimates

    See “Critical Accounting Estimates” under Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on March 14, 2025 and incorporated by reference herein. There were no changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies or estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    This Form 10-Q contains statements that the Company believes to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q, including statements regarding the Company’s future financial condition, results of operations, business operations and business prospects, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “believe,” and similar words, expressions, and variations of these words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to important factors, risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including industry and economic conditions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such factors, risks, uncertainties, and assumptions include, but are not limited to, (1) global economic fluctuations, (2) the Company’s ability to successfully achieve its strategic initiatives, (3) risks related to potential acquisitions or dispositions of businesses by the Company, (4) the Company’s ability to operate successfully as a company focused on its RPO business, (5) risks related to fluctuations in the Company’s operating results from quarter to quarter due to various factors such as rising inflationary pressures and interest rates, (6) the loss of or material reduction in our business with any of the Company’s largest customers, (7) the ability of clients to terminate their relationship with the Company at any time, (8) competition in the Company’s markets, (9) the negative cash flows and operating losses that may recur in the future, (10) risks relating to how future credit facilities may affect or restrict our operating flexibility, (11) risks associated with the Company’s investment strategy, (12) risks related to international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations, political events, trade wars, natural disasters or health crises, including the Russia-Ukraine war, and potential conflict in the Middle East, (13) the Company’s dependence on key management personnel, (14) the Company’s ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, management, and advisors, (15) the Company’s ability to collect accounts receivable, (16) the Company’s ability to maintain costs at an acceptable level, (17) the Company’s heavy reliance on information systems and the impact of potentially losing or failing to develop technology, (18) risks related to providing uninterrupted service to clients, (19) the Company’s exposure to employment-related claims from clients, employers and regulatory authorities, current and former employees in connection with the Company’s business reorganization initiatives, and limits on related insurance coverage, (20) the Company’s ability to utilize net operating loss carryforwards, (21) volatility of the Company’s stock price, (22) the impact of government regulations and deregulation efforts, (23) restrictions imposed by blocking arrangements, (24) risks related to the use of new and evolving technologies, (25) the adverse impacts of cybersecurity threats and attacks and (26) those risks set forth in “Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.” The foregoing list should not be construed to be exhaustive. Actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q. In view of these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based on our current expectations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. The Company assumes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

    The Company is a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and is not required to provide the information required under this Item.

ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures 

    The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has conducted an evaluation of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2025. However, such controls and procedures are designed only to provide reasonable assurance. There is no complete assurance that these controls and procedures will operate effectively under all circumstances.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.    

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

    The Company is subject, from time to time, to various legal proceedings that are incidental to the conduct of its business. The Company is not involved in any pending legal proceeding that it believes would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

    In evaluating us and our common stock, we urge you to carefully consider the risks and other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Risk Factors disclosed in Item 1A. of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as well as additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial, that could materially and adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Repurchases of Shares

    The following table summarizes purchases of common stock by the Company during the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Period	Total Number  of Shares  Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares  Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced  Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar  Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (a)
January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025	—	$	—	—	$	2,118,651
February 1, 2025 - February 28, 2025	—	$	—	—	$	2,118,651
March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025	—	$	—	—	$	2,118,651
Total	—	$	—	—

(a)On August 8, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a repurchase program for up to $5 million of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The Company intends to repurchase shares from time to time, as market conditions warrant, through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block purchases, or other methods in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). This authorization does not expire. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no repurchases of shares were made by the Company under this authorization. During three months ended March 31, 2024 the Company repurchased 44,250 shares of its common stock on January 29, 2024 in connection with a transaction with a certain shareholder, totaling $0.7 million, that excludes tax withholdings.

ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

    None.

ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

    Not applicable.

ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS

HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.

FORM 10-Q

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EXHIBIT INDEX

The exhibits to this Form 10-Q are listed in the following Exhibit Index:

Exhibit No.	Description
31.1*	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
31.2*	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
32.1**	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2**	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101*	The following materials from Hudson Global, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 are filed herewith, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Other Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
104*	The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.

*Filed herewith.

** Furnished, not filed.

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SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		HUDSON GLOBAL, INC.
		(Registrant)
Dated:	May 13, 2025	By:	/s/ JEFFREY E. EBERWEIN
			Jeffrey E. Eberwein
			Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated:	May 13, 2025	By:	/s/ MATTHEW K. DIAMOND
			Matthew K. Diamond
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Jeffrey E. Eberwein, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hudson Global, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated:	May 13, 2025	/s/ JEFFREY E. EBERWEIN
		Jeffrey E. Eberwein
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Matthew K. Diamond, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hudson Global, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated:	May 13, 2025	/s/ MATTHEW K. DIAMOND
		Matthew K. Diamond
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Global, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ JEFFREY E. EBERWEIN

Jeffrey E. Eberwein

May 13, 2025

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Written Statement of the Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the undersigned Principal Financial Officer of Hudson Global, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ MATTHEW K. DIAMOND

Matthew K. Diamond

May 13, 2025

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 31,866	$ 33,891
Operating expenses:
Direct contracting costs and reimbursed expenses	15,468	17,561
Salaries and related	14,345	15,166
Office and general	2,564	2,929
Marketing and promotion	930	878
Depreciation and amortization	283	397
Total operating expenses	33,590	36,931
Operating loss	(1,724)	(3,040)
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest income, net	71	93
Other expense, net	(71)	(39)
Loss before income taxes	(1,724)	(2,986)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	32	(88)
Net loss	$ (1,756)	$ (2,898)
Loss per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.59)	$ (0.95)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.59)	$ (0.95)
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	2,985	3,041
Diluted (in shares)	2,985	3,041

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net loss	$ (1,756)	$ (2,898)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income taxes	424	(636)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	424	(636)
Comprehensive loss	$ (1,332)	$ (3,534)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 16,553	$ 17,011
Accounts receivable, less allowance for expected credit losses of $227 and $391, respectively	21,281	20,093
Restricted cash, current	487	476
Prepaid and other	2,885	2,560
Total current assets	41,206	40,140
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,665 and $1,668, respectively	213	242
Operating lease right-of-use assets	828	1,024
Deferred tax assets, net	2,677	2,648
Restricted cash, non-current	174	180
Goodwill	5,717	5,703
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $4,135 and $3,897, respectively	2,256	2,491
Other assets	114	155
Total assets	53,185	52,583
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	3,064	1,789
Accrued salaries, commissions, and benefits	4,570	4,306
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	4,679	4,504
Operating lease obligations, current	471	623
Total current liabilities	12,784	11,222
Income tax payable	94	93
Operating lease obligations	401	441
Other liabilities	432	399
Total liabilities	13,711	12,155
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000 shares authorized; 4,035 and 4,033 shares issued; 2,751 and 2,750 shares outstanding, respectively	4	4
Additional paid-in capital	494,595	494,209
Accumulated deficit	(431,773)	(430,017)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of applicable tax	(2,293)	(2,717)
Treasury stock, 1,284 and 1,283 shares, respectively, at cost	(21,059)	(21,051)
Total stockholders’ equity	39,474	40,428
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 53,185	$ 52,583

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 227	$ 391
Less: acccumulated depreciation and amortization	1,665	1,668
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$ 4,135	$ 3,897
Preferred stock, par value (dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	20,000,000	20,000,000
Common stock, issued (in shares)	4,035,000	4,033,000
Common stock, shares, outstanding (in shares)	2,750,000	2,751,000
Treasury stock (in shares)	1,284,000	1,283,000

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (1,756)	$ (2,898)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	283	397
Provision for expected credit losses	6	(8)
Provision for (benefit from) deferred income taxes	31	(287)
Stock-based compensation	386	378
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of dispositions:
Increase in accounts receivable	(1,199)	(1,626)
Increase in prepaid and other assets	(326)	(702)
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities	1,773	2,961
Net cash used in operating activities	(802)	(1,785)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(6)	(9)
Proceeds from corporate benefit policy	0	1,076
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(6)	1,067
Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchase of treasury stock (including payment of tax withholdings)	0	(936)
Cash paid for net settlement of employee restricted stock units	(8)	(159)
Net cash used in financing activities	(8)	(1,095)
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	363	(358)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(453)	(2,171)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of the period	17,667	23,170
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of the period	17,214	20,999
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash received during the period for interest	71	93
Net cash payments during the period for income taxes	283	147
Cash paid for amounts included in operating lease liabilities	$ 205	$ 208

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Common stock and additional paid-in capital	Treasury stock:	Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	Retained Earnings
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023		2,807	3,896
Beginning treasury balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023				(1,089)
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2023	$ 48,554		$ 493,040	$ (17,949)	$ (1,290)	$ (425,247)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss	(2,898)					(2,898)
Other comprehensive income (loss)					(636)
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares)				(63)
Purchase of treasury stock (including payment of tax withholdings)				$ (936)
Purchase of restricted stock from employees (in shares)				(10)
Purchase of net settled restricted stock from employees				$ (159)
Stock-based compensation (in shares)			99
Stock-based compensation			$ 378
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024		2,833	3,995
Ending treasury balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024				(1,162)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2024	$ 44,303		$ 493,418	$ (19,044)	(1,926)	(428,145)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2024	2,751	2,750	4,033
Beginning treasury balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2024	1,283			(1,283)
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2024	$ 40,428		$ 494,213	$ (21,051)	(2,717)	(430,017)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss	$ (1,756)					(1,756)
Other comprehensive income (loss)					424
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares)				0
Purchase of treasury stock (including payment of tax withholdings)				$ 0
Purchase of restricted stock from employees (in shares)				(1)
Purchase of net settled restricted stock from employees				$ (8)
Stock-based compensation (in shares)			2
Stock-based compensation			$ 386
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2025	2,750	2,751	4,035
Ending treasury balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2025	1,284			(1,284)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2025	$ 39,474		$ 494,599	$ (21,059)	$ (2,293)	$ (431,773)

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

    These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States of America (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial reporting and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes of Hudson Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) filed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of operating revenues and expenses. These estimates are based on management’s knowledge and judgments. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented have been included. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly owned subsidiaries. Intra-entity balances and transactions between and among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation with no material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements. For more information, see Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Description of Business [Abstract]

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

    The Company delivers Recruitment Process Outsourcing (“RPO”) services consisting of recruitment and contracting solutions tailored to the individual needs of primarily mid-to-large multinational companies. The Company operates directly in fifteen countries with three reportable geographic business segments: the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe, Middle East, and Africa ("EMEA"). The Company’s RPO delivery teams utilize recruitment process methodologies and project management expertise to meet clients’ ongoing business needs. The Company’s RPO services include complete recruitment outsourcing, project-based outsourcing, contingent workforce solutions, and recruitment consulting for clients’ permanent staff hires. Hudson’s RPO services leverage the Company’s consultants, supported by the Company’s specialists, in the delivery of its proprietary methods to identify, select, and engage the best-fit talent for critical client roles. In addition, the Company provides RPO clients with a range of outsourced professional contract staffing services and managed service provider services offered sometimes on a standalone basis and sometimes as part of a blended total talent solution. These services draw upon a combination of specialized recruiting and project management competencies to deliver a wide range of solutions. Hudson RPO-employed professionals - either individually or as a team - are placed with client organizations for a defined period of time based on specific business needs of the client.

In October 2024, the Company made a focused investment in Latin America to help drive our support and growth within the region by hiring a seasoned leader to spearhead efforts there. Further in 2024, the Company enhanced its growth trajectory in North America, making investments in both its talent and geographic presence. It hired professionals to lead efforts in several areas, including executive search, finance, and communications, and increased its investment in the Tampa, Florida talent hub.

On March 12, 2024 and April 15, 2024, the Company announced that it had entered into strategic agreements with Executive Solutions and Striver, respectively, both of which are Dubai-based talent solutions companies. These agreements allowed the Company to expand its global footprint and client base in the Middle East market. The Company evaluated the agreements under ASC 805 “Business Combinations” and determined that the transactions did not qualify as either business combinations or asset purchases. Payments associated with these agreements were classified as compensation expense and were included in the “Salaries and related” caption on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In February 2024, Hudson RPO announced an expansion of its service offerings to include executive search in North America, focusing on Life Sciences and Human Resources. This expansion, coupled with the Company’s existing RPO strategy, provides a comprehensive talent acquisition approach, enabling clients to develop streamlined and centralized hiring

strategies within a flexible and scalable total talent solution. This service offering better positions the Company as a strategic partner helping clients to implement successful business strategies.

On November 15, 2023, Hudson announced the appointment of Jacob “Jake” Zabkowicz as Global Chief Executive Officer of Hudson RPO. Mr. Zabkowicz leads the vision, strategy, and execution of Hudson RPO’s growth plan, while Jeff Eberwein, Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Global, Inc., continues to focus on capital allocation, acquisitions, corporate strategy, and maximizing shareholder value.

See Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details regarding the Company’s reportable segments: Americas, Asia Pacific, and EMEA.

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ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Recent Accounting Standard Update Not Yet Adopted

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which modifies FASB Accounting Standards Codification 740 to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. ASU No. 2023-09 is effective on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance and expects to adopt it in the annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.” This update requires public entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on both an interim and annual basis. Subsequently, in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date. The new guidance is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. It may be applied on a retrospective or prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the update to determine the impact on the Company’s disclosures.

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” The amendments in this ASU improve segment reporting requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures on significant segment expenses. Other disclosures that the ASU requires public entities to provide include the title and position of the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. In addition, the amendments enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, and contain other disclosure requirements. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. A public entity should apply the amendments in this ASU retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company adopted this ASU for the year ended December 31, 2024, and has disclosed significant expenses reviewed by the CODM for each reportable segment, with no additional significant expenses identified beyond those presented. See Note 15.“Segment and Geographic Data” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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REVENUE RECOGNITION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

REVENUE RECOGNITION

Nature of Services

    We account for a contract when both parties to the contract have approved the contract, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance, and collectability of consideration is probable.

Revenues are recognized over time, using an input or output method, as the control of the promised services is transferred to the client in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those services. The majority of our contracts are short-term in nature as they include termination clauses that allow either party to cancel within a short termination period, without cause. Revenue includes billable travel and other reimbursable costs and is reported net of sales or use taxes collected from clients and remitted to taxing authorities.

    We generally determine standalone selling prices based on the prices included in our client contracts, using expected cost plus profit, or other observable prices. The price as specified in our client contracts is generally considered the standalone selling price as it is an observable input that depicts the price as if sold to a similar client in similar circumstances. Certain client contracts have variable consideration, including usage-based fees that increase the transaction price and volume rebates or other similar items that generally reduce the transaction price. We estimate variable consideration using the expected value method based on the terms of the client contract and historical evidence. These amounts may be constrained and are only included in revenue to the extent we do not expect a significant reversal when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. Other than bonuses to be paid to contractors, on behalf of our clients, our estimated amounts of variable consideration subject to constraints are not material, and we do not believe that there will be significant changes to our estimates. Certain contract employees are entitled to performance bonuses at the sole discretion of the client and are constrained until approved. In the three months ended March 31, 2025, approximately $0.1 million in bonuses were approved and paid to our contract employees. No bonuses were approved and paid to our contract employees on behalf of our clients in the three months ended March 31, 2024.

    We record accounts receivable when our right to consideration becomes unconditional. Contract assets primarily relate to our rights to consideration for services provided that such rights to consideration are conditional on satisfaction of future performance obligations. A contract liability for deferred revenue is recorded when consideration is received, or is unconditionally due, from a client prior to transferring control of services to the client under the terms of a contract. Deferred revenue balances typically result from advance payments received from clients prior to transferring control of services. Other than deferred revenue, we do not have any material contract assets or liabilities as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, deferred revenue was $98 and $129, respectively, and was included in the “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” caption on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

    Payment terms vary by client and the services being provided to the client. We consider payment terms that exceed one year to be extended payment terms. Substantially all of the Company’s contracts include payment terms of 90 days or less, and we do not extend payment terms beyond one year.

    We primarily record revenue on a gross basis in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income based upon the following key factors:

•We maintain the direct contractual relationship with the client and are responsible for fulfilling the service promised to the client.

•We maintain control over our contractors while the services to the client are being performed, including our contractors’ billing rates, and are ultimately responsible for paying them.

    RPO. We provide complete recruitment outsourcing, project-based outsourcing, and recruitment consulting services for clients’ permanent staff hires. We recognize revenue for our RPO over time in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to and have an enforceable right to payment in exchange for our services. The client simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are provided. The transaction prices contain both fixed fees and variable consideration. Variable consideration is constrained by candidates accepting offers of permanent employment. We recognize revenue on fixed fees as the performance obligations are satisfied and variable fees as the constraint is lifted. We do not incur incremental costs to obtain our RPO contracts. The costs to fulfill these contracts are expensed as incurred.

    We recognize permanent placement revenue when employment candidates accept offers of permanent employment. We have a substantial history of estimating the financial impact of permanent placement candidates who do not remain with our clients through a guarantee period. Fees to clients are generally calculated as a percentage of the new employee’s annual compensation. No fees for permanent placement services are charged to employment candidates.

    Contracting. We provide clients with a range of outsourced professional contract staffing services and managed service provider services, sometimes offered on a standalone basis and sometimes offered as part of a blended total talent solution. We recognize revenue for our contracting services over time as services are performed in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to and have an enforceable right to payment in exchange for our services, which is generally calculated as hours worked multiplied by the agreed-upon hourly bill rate. The client simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are provided. We do not incur incremental costs to obtain our contracts for outsourced professional contract staffing services and managed service provider services. The costs incurred to fulfill these contracts are expensed as incurred.

    Unsatisfied performance obligations. As a practical expedient, we do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an expected original duration of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for services performed.

Disaggregation of Revenue

    The following table presents our disaggregated revenues by revenue source. For additional information on the revenues by geographical segment, see Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
RPO	$	15,742	$	15,838
Contracting	16,124		18,053
Total Revenue	$	31,866	$	33,891

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ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE, NET

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Receivables [Abstract]

ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE, NET

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

Accounts receivable balances are composed of trade and unbilled receivables. Unbilled accounts receivable represent revenue recorded in advance of processing formal invoices pursuant to the completion of contract provisions and, generally, become billable at contractually specified dates. Unbilled receivables of $6,715 and $5,925 as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, are expected to be invoiced and collected within one year. The Company records accounts receivable when its right to consideration becomes unconditional. Contract assets primarily relate to our rights to consideration for services provided that they are conditioned on satisfaction of future performance obligations. Accounts receivable, net, are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect, which is net of estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments.

The Company generally establishes customer credit limits and estimates the allowance for credit losses on a country or geographic basis. Customer credit limits are based upon an initial evaluation of the customer’s credit quality and we adjust that limit accordingly based upon ongoing credit assessments of the customer, including payment history and changes in credit quality. The allowance for expected credit losses is determined based on an assessment of past collection experience as well as consideration of current and future economic conditions and changes in our customer collection trends.

The following table summarizes the components of “Accounts receivable, net” as presented on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	March 31,		December 31,
Accounts Receivable:	2025		2024
Billed receivables	$	14,793	$	14,559
Unbilled receivables	6,715		5,925
Accounts Receivable, Gross	$	21,508	$	20,484
Allowance for expected credit losses	(227)		(391)
Accounts Receivable, Net	$	21,281	$	20,093

The following table summarizes the total provision for expected credit losses and write-offs:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Beginning balance	$	391	$	378
Provision for expected credit losses	6		(8)
Write-offs	(170)		(3)
Ending Balance	$	227	$	367

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Incentive Compensation Plan

    The Company maintains the Hudson Global, Inc. 2009 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan, as amended and restated on May 24, 2016 and further amended on September 14, 2020 and May 17, 2022 (the “ISAP”), pursuant to which it can issue equity-based compensation incentives to eligible participants. The ISAP permits the granting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other types of equity-based awards. The Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) will establish such conditions as it deems appropriate on the granting or vesting of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other types of equity-based awards. As determined by the Compensation Committee, equity awards may also be subject to immediate vesting upon the occurrence of certain events including death, disability, retirement or a change in control of the Company. When we make grants of restricted stock or restricted stock units to our executive officers, including the named executive officers, we enter into Restricted Stock Agreements and Restricted Stock Unit Agreements with such executive officers that contain provisions that are triggered upon a termination of an executive officer or a change in control of our Company. For awards of restricted stock granted beginning on November 6, 2015, effective upon a change in control of our Company, if the executive is employed by us or an affiliate of ours immediately prior to the date of such change in control and is subsequently terminated within 12 months following the date of such change in control, the shares of restricted stock will fully vest and the restrictions imposed upon the restricted stock will be immediately deemed to have lapsed. For awards of restricted stock units granted beginning on March 10, 2016, effective upon a change in control of our Company, if the executive is employed by us or an affiliate of ours immediately prior to the date of such change in control and is subsequently terminated within 12 months following the date of such change in control, the restricted stock units will fully vest and the restrictions imposed upon the restricted stock units will be immediately deemed to have lapsed. The Company primarily grants restricted stock and restricted stock units to its employees. A restricted stock unit is equivalent to one share of the Company’s common stock and is payable only in common stock of the Company issued under the ISAP.

    The Compensation Committee administers the ISAP and may designate any of the following as a participant under the ISAP: any officer or other employee of the Company or its affiliates or individuals engaged to become an officer or employee, consultants or other independent contractors who provide services to the Company or its affiliates, and non-employee directors of the Company. On May 17, 2022, the Company’s stockholders at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders approved amendments to the ISAP to, among other things, increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that are reserved for issuance by 250,000 shares. As of March 31, 2025, there were 50,420 shares of the Company’s common stock available for future issuance under the ISAP.

All share issuances related to stock compensation plans are issued from the aforementioned stock available for future issuance under stockholder approved compensation plan.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company granted 46,688 restricted stock units subject to performance vesting conditions for the year ended December 31, 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company granted 43,147 restricted stock units subject to performance vesting conditions for the year ended December 31, 2024, and granted 1,250 of discretionary time-vested restricted stock units to certain employees that were not subject to performance conditions.

A summary of the quantity and vesting conditions for stock-based units granted to the Company’s employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was as follows:

Vesting conditions	Number of Restricted Stock Units Granted
Performance and service conditions - Type 1 (1) (2)	11,296
Performance and service conditions - Type 2 (1) (2)	35,392
Total shares of stock award granted	46,688

(1)The performance conditions with respect to restricted stock units may be satisfied as follows: 

(a)For grants to Corporate office employees subject to 2024 performance conditions, 100% of the restricted stock units may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a “group adjusted EBITDA”.

(2)To the extent restricted stock units are earned, such restricted stock units will vest on the basis of service as follows:

(a)33% and 66.6% for Type 1 and Type 2, respectively, of the restricted stock units will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date;

(b)33% and 16.7% for Type 1 and Type 2, respectively, of the restricted stock units will vest on the second anniversary of the grant date; and

(c)34% and 16.7% for Type 1 and Type 2, respectively, of the restricted stock units will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date; provided that, in each case, the employee remains employed by the Company from the grant date through the applicable service vesting date.

The Company also maintains the Director Deferred Share Plan (the “Director Plan”) as part of the ISAP pursuant to which it can issue restricted stock units to its non-employee directors. A restricted stock unit is equivalent to one share of the Company’s common stock and is payable only in common stock issued under the ISAP upon a director ceasing service as a member of the Company’s Board. The restricted stock units vest immediately upon grant and are credited to each of the non-employee director’s retirement accounts under the Director Plan. Restricted stock units issued under the Director Plan contain the right to a dividend equivalent award in the form of additional restricted stock units. The dividend equivalent award is calculated using the same rate as the cash dividend paid on a share of the Company’s common stock, and then divided by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date the dividend is paid to determine the number of additional restricted stock units to grant. Dividend equivalent awards have the same vesting terms as the underlying awards. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company granted 3,836 restricted stock units to its non-employee directors pursuant to the Director Plan.

    As of March 31, 2025, 240,031 restricted stock units are deferred under the Company’s ISAP.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units and restricted shares of common stock were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Restricted stock units	$	386	$	378
Total	$	386	$	378

Restricted Stock Units

    As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $1,705 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding unvested restricted stock units. The Company expects to recognize that cost over a weighted average service period of 0.8 years. Restricted stock units have no voting or dividend rights until the awards are vested.

    Changes in the Company’s restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
	Performance-based			Time-based/Director			Total
	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted stock units at January 1, 2025	55,591	$	17.58	128,474	$	14.96	184,065	$	15.75
Granted	46,688	$	13.28	3,836	$	10.30	50,524	$	13.05
Vested	(3,373)	$	30.00	(4,249)	$	10.71	(7,622)	$	19.24
Forfeited	(47,647)	$	14.51	(340)	$	38.77	(47,987)	$	14.69
Unvested restricted stock units at March 31, 2025	51,259	$	15.70	127,721	$	14.90	178,980	$	15.13

 (a)    The number of shares earned above target are based on the performance target established by the Compensation Committee at the initial grant date.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
	Performance-based			Time-based/Director			Total
	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted stock units at January 1, 2024	95,264	$	23.49	80,422	$	16.50	175,686	$	20.29
Granted	43,147	$	14.37	3,483	$	16.54	46,630	$	14.53
Vested	(43,781)	$	17.21	(6,993)	$	15.55	(50,774)	$	16.98
Forfeited	(28,841)	$	22.27	—	$	—	(28,841)	$	22.27
Unvested restricted stock units at March 31, 2024	65,789	$	22.23	76,912	$	16.59	142,701	$	19.19

(a)    The number of shares earned above target are based on the performance target established by th

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INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

INCOME TAXES

Income Tax Provision

    Under ASC 270, “Interim Reporting”, and ASC 740-270, “Income Taxes – Interim Reporting”, the Company is required to adjust its effective tax rate for each quarter to be consistent with the estimated annual effective tax rate. Jurisdictions with a projected loss for the full year where no tax benefit can be recognized are excluded from the calculation of the estimated annual effective tax rate. Applying the provisions of ASC 270 and ASC 740-270 could result in a higher or lower effective tax rate during a particular quarter, based upon the mix and timing of actual earnings versus annual projections.

Effective Tax Rate

    The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $32 on a pre-tax loss of $1,724, compared to a benefit from income taxes of $88 on pre-tax loss of $2,986 for the same period in 2024. The Company’s effective income tax rate ("ETR") was negative 2% and positive 3% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the effective tax rates differed from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to pretax losses for which no tax benefit can be recognized, foreign tax rate differences, and non-deductible expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the effective tax rates differed from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due changes in valuation allowances in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions which reduces or eliminates the effective tax rate on current year profits or losses, foreign tax rate differences and non-deductible expenses. The current YTD ETR differs significantly from the prior period YTD ETR primarily due to the interaction of similar rate reconciliation items,

including change in valuation allowance, with a negative pretax book income in the current period versus positive pretax book income in the prior year comparative period.

Uncertain Tax Positions 

    As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $60, respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, which if recognized in the future, would lower the Company’s effective income tax rate.

     The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as part of the provision for income taxes. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $34 and $33, respectively, of accrued interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits.

Based on information available as of March 31, 2025, it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $0 over the next 12 months as a result of projected resolutions of global tax examinations and controversies and potential expirations of the applicable statutes of limitations.

In many cases, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities. Tax years with net operating losses (“NOLs”) remain open until such losses expire or until the statutes of limitations for those years when the NOLs are used expire. As of March 31, 2025, the Company’s open tax years, which remain subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities, are between 2017 and 2025 depending on the jurisdiction.

    The Company believes that its unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2025 are appropriately reflected for all years subject to examination above.

Net Operating Losses (“NOLs”), Capital Losses, and Valuation Allowance

The Company recorded a valuation allowance against all of our consolidated US deferred tax assets for NOLs and Capital Losses as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. We intend to continue maintaining a full valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets for NOLs until there is sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances in the future.

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

LOSS PER SHARE

    Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the Company’s net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. When the effects are not anti-dilutive, diluted loss per share is computed by dividing the Company’s net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding and the impact of all dilutive potential common shares, primarily stock options “in-the-money”, unvested restricted stock, and unvested restricted stock units. The dilutive impact of stock options, unvested restricted stock, and unvested restricted stock units is determined by applying the “treasury stock” method. Performance-based restricted stock awards are included in the computation of diluted loss per share only to the extent that the underlying performance conditions: (i) are satisfied prior to the end of the reporting period; or (ii) would be satisfied if the end of the reporting period were the end of the related performance period and the result would be dilutive under the treasury stock method. Stock awards subject to vesting or exercisability based on the achievement of market conditions are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share only when the market conditions are met.

    A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted loss per share calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Loss per share (“EPS”):
Basic	$	(0.59)	$	(0.95)
Diluted	$	(0.59)	$	(0.95)
EPS numerator - basic and diluted:
Net loss	$	(1,756)	$	(2,898)
EPS denominator (in thousands):
Weighted average common stock outstanding - basic	2,985		3,041
Common stock equivalents: restricted stock units and restricted shares of common stock (a)	—		—
Weighted average number of common stock outstanding - diluted	2,985		3,041

(a)    The diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding did not differ from the basic weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding because the effects of any potential common stock equivalents (see Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on unvested restricted stock units) were anti-dilutive and therefore not included in the calculation of the denominator of dilutive earnings per share.

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the changes in carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:

	Carrying Value
	2025
Goodwill, January 1,	$	5,703
Currency translation	14
Goodwill, March 31, 2025	$	5,717

	Carrying Value
	2024
Goodwill, January 1,	$	5,749
Currency translation	(46)
Goodwill, December 31, 2024	$	5,703

Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following components as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

March 31, 2025	Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Useful Lives (in years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Non-compete agreements	2.9	$	145	$	(120)	$	25
Trade name	6.0	1,635		(785)		850
Customer lists	2.4	3,954		(2,577)		1,377
Developed technology	0.8	657		(653)		4
		$	6,391	$	(4,135)	$	2,256

December 31, 2024	Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Useful Lives (in years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Non-compete agreements	2.9	$	145	$	(116)	$	29
Trade name	6.1	1,634		(731)		903
Customer lists	2.6	3,952		(2,399)		1,553
Developed technology	1.0	657		(651)		6
		$	6,388	$	(3,897)	$	2,491

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $238 and $287, respectively. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. No impairment in the value of amortizable intangible assets was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets for the remainder of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and for each of the next fiscal years are as follows:

2025	$	632
2026	634
2027	549
2028	130
2029	110
Thereafter	201
	$	2,256

The change in the book value of amortizable intangible assets is as follows:

	January 1, 2025 Beginning Balance		Amortization		Translation and Other		March 31, 2025 Ending Balance
Non-compete agreements	$	29	$	(4)	$	—	$	25
Trade name	903		(54)		1		850
Customer lists	1,553		(178)		2		1,377
Developed technology	6		(2)		—		4
	$	2,491	$	(238)	$	3	$	2,256

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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH

    Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as reported within the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows: 

	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,553	$	17,011
Restricted cash, current	487		476
Restricted cash, non-current	174		180
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	17,214	$	17,667

    Restricted cash primarily includes lease and collateral deposits, as well as bank guarantees for licensing.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation and Complaints 

    The Company is subject, from time to time, to various claims, lawsuits, contracts disputes, and other complaints from, for example, clients, candidates, suppliers, landlords for both leased and subleased properties, former and current employees, and regulators or tax authorities arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company routinely monitors claims such as these, and records provisions for losses when the claim becomes probable and the amount due is estimable. Although the outcome of these claims cannot be determined, the Company believes that the final resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

    For matters that reach the threshold of probable and estimable, the Company establishes reserves for legal, regulatory, and other contingent liabilities. The Company did not have any legal reserves as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Operating Leases

    Our office space leases have lease terms of one year to four years. Some of these operating leases include options to extend the lease terms, and some operating leases include options to terminate the leases earlier than the expiration of the full terms. These options are considered in our determination of the valuation of our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

    None of our operating leases include implicit rates, and we have determined that the difference between the contractual cost basis and the present value of lease payments calculated using incremental borrowing rates is not material. Our operating lease costs for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $284 and $358, respectively (reflected in Net cash used in operating activities). The weighted average remaining lease term of our operating leases as of March 31, 2025 was 2.6 years.

    As of March 31, 2025, future minimum operating lease payments are as follows:

	2025		2026		2027		2028		2029		Total
Minimum lease payments	$	429	$	172	$	95	$	97	$	79	$	872

Invoice Finance Credit Facility

    On April 8, 2019, the Company’s Australian subsidiary (“Australian Borrower”) entered into an invoice finance credit facility agreement (the “NAB Facility Agreement”) with National Australia Bank Limited (“NAB”). The NAB Facility Agreement provides the Australian Borrower with the ability to borrow funds based on a percentage of eligible trade receivables up to a maximum of 4 million Australian dollars. No receivables have terms greater than 90 days, and any risk of loss is retained by the Australian Borrower. The interest rate is calculated as the variable receivable finance indicator rate, plus a margin of 1.60% per annum. Borrowings under this facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Australian Borrower. The NAB Facility Agreement does not have a stated maturity date and can be terminated by either the Australian Borrower or NAB upon 90 days written notice. As of March 31, 2025, there were no amounts outstanding under the NAB Facility Agreement. Interest expense and fees incurred on the NAB Facility Agreement were $4 for each of three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

    The NAB Facility Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants for the Australian Borrower including (1) that EBITDA must be at least two times total interest paid on debt on a 12-month rolling basis; (2) minimum tangible net worth must be at least 2.5 million Australian dollars and be equal to at least 25% of total tangible assets on June 30 and December 31 (as defined in the NAB Facility Agreement); and (3) additional periodic reporting requirements to NAB. The Australian Borrower was in compliance with all financial covenants under the NAB Facility Agreement as of March 31, 2025.

    Amounts borrowed from the NAB Facility may be large, contain short maturities and have quick turnovers. Amounts borrowed and repaid are presented on a net basis on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

On May 25, 2022, Hudson Global Resources (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (“Singapore Borrower”), which the Company acquired on October 31, 2023 (see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8), and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (“HSBC”), entered into an invoice finance credit facility agreement (the “HSBC Facility Agreement”). The HSBC Facility Agreement allows the Singapore Borrower to borrow funds up to a maximum of 1 million Singapore dollars, based on a percentage of eligible trade receivables. All receivables have a term of no more than 60 days, and any risk of loss is borne by the Singapore Borrower. The interest rate is calculated as the bank’s external cost of capital, plus a margin of 3.5% per annum. The Company ended the HSBC Facility Agreement in May 2024. Interest expense and fees incurred on the HSBC Facility Agreement were $4 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. No interest expense or fees were incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as the agreement was no longer in effect.

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Equity [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

On August 8, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a repurchase program for up to $5,000 of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The Company intends to repurchase shares from time to time, as market conditions warrant, through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block purchases, or other methods in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). This authorization does not expire. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no repurchases of shares were made by the Company under this authorization. During three months ended March 31, 2024 the Company repurchased 44,250 shares of its common stock on January 29, 2024 in connection with a transaction with a certain shareholder, for a cost totaling $655, excluding tax withholdings.

The Company cannot predict when or if it will repurchase any shares of common stock as such stock repurchase program will depend on a number of factors, including constraints specified in any Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, price, general business and market conditions, and alternative investment opportunities. Information regarding share repurchases will be available in the Company’s periodic reports on Form 10-Q and 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by the applicable rules of the Exchange Act.

STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

    On October 15, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 25, 2018 (the “Record Date”), for each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock, of one right (a “Right”) to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of a new series of participating preferred stock of the Company. The terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018 (as amended, the “Rights Agreement”), by and between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (the “Rights Agent”). The Company’s stockholders approved the Rights Agreement at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 6, 2019. On September 28, 2021, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into a First Amendment to Rights Agreement (the “Amendment”) that amended the Rights Agreement to extend its term through October 15, 2024. The amendment was approved by the Board on September 28, 2021, subject to stockholder approval, and the Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 17, 2022. The Board of Directors has taken further action to amend the Original Rights Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, to extend the expiration of the Rights Agreement to October 15, 2027, as contemplated in the Second Amendment to Rights Agreement (the “Second Amendment”). The Second Amendment was approved by the Board on June 13, 2024, subject to stockholder approval, and the Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 31, 2024.

Each Right allows its holder to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share of the Company’s Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) for a purchase price of $3.50. Each fractional share of Series B Preferred Stock would give the stockholder approximately the same dividend, voting and liquidation rights as does one share of common stock. Prior to exercise, however, a Right does not give its holder any dividend, voting or liquidation rights.

    The Board entered into the Rights Agreement in an effort to preserve the value of the Company’s significant U.S. NOLs and other tax benefits. The Company’s ability to utilize its NOLs may be substantially limited if the Company experiences an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). In general, an “ownership change” would occur if the percentage of the Company’s ownership by one or more “5-

percent shareholders” (as defined in the Code) increases by more than 50 percent over the lowest percentage owned by such stockholders at any time during the prior three years. The Rights Agreement is designed to preserve the Company’s tax benefits by deterring transfers of common stock that could result in an “ownership change” under Section 382 of the Code. In general terms, the Rights Agreement imposes a significant penalty upon any person or group that acquires beneficial ownership (as defined under the Rights Agreement) of 4.99% or more of the outstanding common stock without the prior approval of the Board (an “Acquiring Person”). Any Rights held by an Acquiring Person are void and may not be exercised.

The Company also has a provision in its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Provision”) which generally prohibits transfers of its common stock that could result in an ownership change.

The Rights will not be exercisable until the earlier of (i) 10 days after a public announcement by the Company that a person or group has become an Acquiring Person; and (ii) 10 business days (or a later date determined by the Board) after a person or group begins a tender or an exchange offer that, if completed, would result in that person or group becoming an Acquiring Person.

    Until the date that the Rights become exercisable (the “Distribution Date”), common stock certificates will also evidence the Rights and will contain a notation to that effect. Any transfer of shares of common stock prior to the Distribution Date will constitute a transfer of the associated Rights. After the Distribution Date, the Rights will separate from the common stock and be evidenced by Right certificates, which the Company will mail to all holders of Rights that have not become void. After the Distribution Date, if a person or group already is or becomes an Acquiring Person, all holders of Rights, except the Acquiring Person, may exercise their Rights upon payment of the purchase price to purchase shares of common stock (or other securities or assets as determined by the Board) with a market value of two times the purchase price (a “Flip-in Event”). After the Distribution Date, if a Flip-in Event has already occurred and the Company is acquired in a merger or similar transaction, all holders of Rights, except the Acquiring Person, may exercise their Rights upon payment of the purchase price, to purchase shares of the acquiring or other appropriate entity with a market value of two times the purchase price of the Rights. Rights may be exercised to purchase Series B Preferred Stock only after the Distribution Date occurs and prior to the occurrence of a Flip-in Event as described above. A Distribution Date resulting from the commencement of a tender offer or an exchange offer as described in the second bullet point above could precede the occurrence of a Flip-in Event, in which case the Rights could be exercised to purchase Series B Preferred Stock. A Distribution Date resulting from any occurrence described in the first bullet point above would necessarily follow the occurrence of a Flip-in Event, in which case the Rights could be exercised to purchase shares of common stock (or other securities or assets) as described above.

    The Rights will expire on the earliest of (i) the close of business on October 15, 2027, or such earlier date as of which the Board determines that this Agreement is no longer necessary for the preservation of Tax Benefits, (ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed as provided in Section 23, (iii) the time at which all exercisable Rights are exchanged as provided in Section 24, (iv) the close of business on the effective date of the repeal of Section 382 of the Code or any successor or replacement provision if the Board determines that this Agreement is no longer necessary for the preservation of Tax Benefits, and (v) the Close of Business on the first day of a taxable year of the Company to which the Board determines that no Tax Benefits may be carried forward.

    The Board may redeem all (but not less than all) of the Rights for a redemption price of $0.001 per Right at any time before the later of the Distribution Date and the date of the first public announcement or disclosure by the Company that a person or group has become an Acquiring Person. Once the Rights are redeemed, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate, and the only right of the holders of such Rights will be to receive the redemption price.

    The Board may adjust the purchase price of the Series B Preferred Stock, the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issuable and the number of outstanding Rights to prevent dilution that may occur as a result of certain events, including, among others, a stock dividend, a stock split or a reclassification of the Series B Preferred Stock or common stock.

    Before the time the Rights cease to be redeemable, the Board may amend or supplement the Rights Agreement without the consent of the holders of the Rights, except that no amendment may decrease the redemption price below $0.001 per Right.

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Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Equity [Abstract]

Shelf Registration statement

SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

On June 30, 2022, the Company filed a shelf registration on Form S-3 with the SEC. Under the Form S-3, the Company may offer, issue and sell, from time to time, in one or more offerings and series, together or separately, shares of its common stock, shares of preferred stock, debt securities, subscription rights, purchase contracts, or units, which together shall have an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $100,000. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on July 26, 2022. As of March 31, 2025, no securities had been offered or issued under the registration statement.

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA

Segment Reporting

    The Company manages its business primarily on a geographic basis, with three reportable segments: the Hudson regional businesses of Americas, Asia Pacific, and EMEA. The reportable segments are consistent with management's approach to segment reporting used by the Global Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Global Inc. and the Global Chief Executive Officer (“CODM”) of Hudson RPO, who both serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, to assess segment performance and allocate resources. The Americas segment includes the United States and Canada. The EMEA segment includes the United Kingdom and countries across Continental Europe and the United Arab Emirates, while the Asia Pacific segment comprises Australia, New Zealand, and other countries in Asia. The Company evaluates the performance of its reportable segments using an EBITDA metric, which is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization. In addition, certain corporate-related costs are not allocated to the segments. Each reportable segment generates its revenue through RPO services, consisting of recruitment and contracting solutions tailored to the individual needs of primarily mid-to-large multinational companies.

Corporate expenses are reported separately for the three reportable segments and pertain to certain functions, such as executive management, corporate governance, investor relations, legal, accounting, tax, and treasury. A portion of these expenses are attributed to the reportable segments for providing the above services to them, and have been allocated to the segments as management service expenses, and are included in the segments’ non-operating other income (expense). We have disclosed for each reportable segment the significant expense that is reviewed by CODM in the tables below with no additional significant expenses beyond those presented. Segment information is presented in accordance with ASC 280, “Segment Reporting.” This standard is based on a management approach that requires segmentation based upon the Company’s internal organization and disclosure of revenue and certain expenses based upon internal accounting methods. The Company’s financial reporting systems present various data for management to run the business, including internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis not consistent with U.S. GAAP. Accounts receivable and long-lived assets are the only significant assets separated by segment for internal reporting purposes.

	Americas		Asia Pacific		EMEA		Corporate		Inter-Segment Elimination		Total
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Revenue, from external customers	$	6,852	$	19,127	$	5,887	$	—	$	—	$	31,866
Inter-segment revenue	90		1		—		—		(91)		—
Total revenue	$	6,942	$	19,128	$	5,887	$	—	$	(91)	$	31,866
Adjusted net revenue, from external customers (a)	$	5,980	$	7,211	$	3,207	$	—	$	—	$	16,398
Inter-segment adjusted net revenue	89		(88)		(1)		—		—		—
Total adjusted net revenue	$	6,069	$	7,123	$	3,206	$	—	$	—	$	16,398
Salaries and related	$	(4,818)	$	(5,718)	$	(3,358)	$	(451)	$	—	$	(14,345)
EBITDA (loss) (b)	$	(141)	$	283	$	(638)	$	(1,016)	$	—	$	(1,512)
Depreciation and amortization	(241)		(35)		(4)		(3)		—		(283)
Intercompany dividend/interest (expense) income, net	—		(123)		—		123		—		—
Interest income, net	—		2		—		69		—		71
Provision for income taxes	(20)		(86)		30		44		—		(32)
Net (loss) income	$	(402)	$	41	$	(612)	$	(783)	$	—	$	(1,756)
As of March 31, 2025
Accounts receivable, net	$	5,643	$	10,801	$	4,837	$	—	$	—	$	21,281
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (c)	$	6,409	$	1,731	$	21	$	25	$	—	$	8,186
Total assets	$	14,571	$	22,185	$	9,350	$	7,079	$	—	$	53,185

	Americas		Asia Pacific		EMEA		Corporate		Inter- Segment Elimination		Total
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Revenue, from external customers	$	5,994	$	21,509	$	6,388	$	—	$	—	$	33,891
Inter-segment revenue	55		—		—		—		(55)		—
Total revenue	$	6,049	$	21,509	$	6,388	$	—	$	(55)	$	33,891
Adjusted net revenue, from external customers (a)	$	5,805	$	6,546	$	3,979	$	—	$	—	$	16,330
Inter-segment adjusted net revenue	55		(47)		(8)		—		—		—
Total adjusted net revenue	$	5,860	$	6,499	$	3,971	$	—	$	—	$	16,330
Salaries and related	$	(5,354)	$	(5,989)	$	(3,355)	$	(468)	$	—	$	(15,166)
EBITDA (loss) (b)	$	(864)	$	(601)	$	268	$	(1,485)	$	—	$	(2,682)
Depreciation and amortization	(349)		(38)		(7)		(3)		—		(397)
Intercompany (expense) interest income, net	—		(132)		—		132		—		—
Interest (expense) income, net	—		3		—		90		—		93
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes	(15)		217		(86)		(28)		—		88
Net income (loss)	$	(1,228)	$	(551)	$	175	$	(1,294)	$	—	$	(2,898)
As of December 31, 2024
Accounts receivable, net	$	4,740	$	9,254	$	6,099	$	—	$	—	$	20,093
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (c)	$	6,640	$	1,744	$	26	$	26	$	—	$	8,436
Total assets	$	14,455	$	21,425	$	9,393	$	7,310	$	—	$	52,583

(a)Adjusted net revenue is net of the Direct contracting costs and reimbursed expenses caption on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Direct contracting costs and reimbursed expenses include the direct staffing costs of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, travel expenses, and insurance costs for the Company’s contractors and reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and other direct costs. The region where services are provided, the mix of RPO and contracting, and the functional nature of the staffing services provided can affect operating income and EBITDA. The salaries, commissions, payroll taxes, and employee benefits related to recruitment professionals are included under the caption “Salaries and related” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(b)SEC Regulation S-K Item 229.10(e)1(ii)(A) defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented to provide additional information to investors about the Company’s operations on a basis consistent with the measures that the Company uses to manage its operations and evaluate its performance. Management also uses this measurement to evaluate working capital requirements. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income and net income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of the Company’s profitability.

(c)Comprised of property and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization.

Geographic Data Reporting

    A summary of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and net assets by geographic area as of March 31, 2025 and 2024 and as of December 31, 2024, were as follows:

	Australia		United States		United Kingdom		Other		Total
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Revenue (a)	$	14,862	$	6,510	$	5,294	$	5,200	$	31,866
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Revenue (a)	$	18,065	$	5,692	$	5,915	$	4,219	$	33,891
As of March 31, 2025
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	$	14	$	6,433	$	13	$	1,726	$	8,186
Net assets	$	7,448	$	16,751	$	3,218	$	12,057	$	39,474
As of December 31, 2024
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	$	20	$	6,667	$	16	$	1,733	$	8,436
Net assets	$	7,788	$	17,066	$	3,076	$	12,498	$	40,428

(a) Revenue by geographic region disclosed above is net of any inter-segment revenue and, therefore, represents only revenue from external customers according to the location of the operating subsidiary.

(b) Comprised of property and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization.

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STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Stockholder Rights Plan [Abstract]

Stockholders' Rights Plan

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

On August 8, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a repurchase program for up to $5,000 of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The Company intends to repurchase shares from time to time, as market conditions warrant, through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block purchases, or other methods in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). This authorization does not expire. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no repurchases of shares were made by the Company under this authorization. During three months ended March 31, 2024 the Company repurchased 44,250 shares of its common stock on January 29, 2024 in connection with a transaction with a certain shareholder, for a cost totaling $655, excluding tax withholdings.

The Company cannot predict when or if it will repurchase any shares of common stock as such stock repurchase program will depend on a number of factors, including constraints specified in any Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, price, general business and market conditions, and alternative investment opportunities. Information regarding share repurchases will be available in the Company’s periodic reports on Form 10-Q and 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by the applicable rules of the Exchange Act.

STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

    On October 15, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 25, 2018 (the “Record Date”), for each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock, of one right (a “Right”) to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of a new series of participating preferred stock of the Company. The terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018 (as amended, the “Rights Agreement”), by and between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (the “Rights Agent”). The Company’s stockholders approved the Rights Agreement at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 6, 2019. On September 28, 2021, the Company and the Rights Agent entered into a First Amendment to Rights Agreement (the “Amendment”) that amended the Rights Agreement to extend its term through October 15, 2024. The amendment was approved by the Board on September 28, 2021, subject to stockholder approval, and the Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 17, 2022. The Board of Directors has taken further action to amend the Original Rights Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, to extend the expiration of the Rights Agreement to October 15, 2027, as contemplated in the Second Amendment to Rights Agreement (the “Second Amendment”). The Second Amendment was approved by the Board on June 13, 2024, subject to stockholder approval, and the Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 31, 2024.

Each Right allows its holder to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share of the Company’s Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) for a purchase price of $3.50. Each fractional share of Series B Preferred Stock would give the stockholder approximately the same dividend, voting and liquidation rights as does one share of common stock. Prior to exercise, however, a Right does not give its holder any dividend, voting or liquidation rights.

    The Board entered into the Rights Agreement in an effort to preserve the value of the Company’s significant U.S. NOLs and other tax benefits. The Company’s ability to utilize its NOLs may be substantially limited if the Company experiences an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). In general, an “ownership change” would occur if the percentage of the Company’s ownership by one or more “5-

percent shareholders” (as defined in the Code) increases by more than 50 percent over the lowest percentage owned by such stockholders at any time during the prior three years. The Rights Agreement is designed to preserve the Company’s tax benefits by deterring transfers of common stock that could result in an “ownership change” under Section 382 of the Code. In general terms, the Rights Agreement imposes a significant penalty upon any person or group that acquires beneficial ownership (as defined under the Rights Agreement) of 4.99% or more of the outstanding common stock without the prior approval of the Board (an “Acquiring Person”). Any Rights held by an Acquiring Person are void and may not be exercised.

The Company also has a provision in its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Provision”) which generally prohibits transfers of its common stock that could result in an ownership change.

The Rights will not be exercisable until the earlier of (i) 10 days after a public announcement by the Company that a person or group has become an Acquiring Person; and (ii) 10 business days (or a later date determined by the Board) after a person or group begins a tender or an exchange offer that, if completed, would result in that person or group becoming an Acquiring Person.

    Until the date that the Rights become exercisable (the “Distribution Date”), common stock certificates will also evidence the Rights and will contain a notation to that effect. Any transfer of shares of common stock prior to the Distribution Date will constitute a transfer of the associated Rights. After the Distribution Date, the Rights will separate from the common stock and be evidenced by Right certificates, which the Company will mail to all holders of Rights that have not become void. After the Distribution Date, if a person or group already is or becomes an Acquiring Person, all holders of Rights, except the Acquiring Person, may exercise their Rights upon payment of the purchase price to purchase shares of common stock (or other securities or assets as determined by the Board) with a market value of two times the purchase price (a “Flip-in Event”). After the Distribution Date, if a Flip-in Event has already occurred and the Company is acquired in a merger or similar transaction, all holders of Rights, except the Acquiring Person, may exercise their Rights upon payment of the purchase price, to purchase shares of the acquiring or other appropriate entity with a market value of two times the purchase price of the Rights. Rights may be exercised to purchase Series B Preferred Stock only after the Distribution Date occurs and prior to the occurrence of a Flip-in Event as described above. A Distribution Date resulting from the commencement of a tender offer or an exchange offer as described in the second bullet point above could precede the occurrence of a Flip-in Event, in which case the Rights could be exercised to purchase Series B Preferred Stock. A Distribution Date resulting from any occurrence described in the first bullet point above would necessarily follow the occurrence of a Flip-in Event, in which case the Rights could be exercised to purchase shares of common stock (or other securities or assets) as described above.

    The Rights will expire on the earliest of (i) the close of business on October 15, 2027, or such earlier date as of which the Board determines that this Agreement is no longer necessary for the preservation of Tax Benefits, (ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed as provided in Section 23, (iii) the time at which all exercisable Rights are exchanged as provided in Section 24, (iv) the close of business on the effective date of the repeal of Section 382 of the Code or any successor or replacement provision if the Board determines that this Agreement is no longer necessary for the preservation of Tax Benefits, and (v) the Close of Business on the first day of a taxable year of the Company to which the Board determines that no Tax Benefits may be carried forward.

    The Board may redeem all (but not less than all) of the Rights for a redemption price of $0.001 per Right at any time before the later of the Distribution Date and the date of the first public announcement or disclosure by the Company that a person or group has become an Acquiring Person. Once the Rights are redeemed, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate, and the only right of the holders of such Rights will be to receive the redemption price.

    The Board may adjust the purchase price of the Series B Preferred Stock, the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issuable and the number of outstanding Rights to prevent dilution that may occur as a result of certain events, including, among others, a stock dividend, a stock split or a reclassification of the Series B Preferred Stock or common stock.

    Before the time the Rights cease to be redeemable, the Board may amend or supplement the Rights Agreement without the consent of the holders of the Rights, except that no amendment may decrease the redemption price below $0.001 per Right.

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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Net loss	$ (1,756)	$ (2,898)

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Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false

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Comprehensive Text Block List (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Text Block [Abstract]

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Standard Update Not Yet Adopted

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which modifies FASB Accounting Standards Codification 740 to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. ASU No. 2023-09 is effective on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance and expects to adopt it in the annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.” This update requires public entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on both an interim and annual basis. Subsequently, in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date. The new guidance is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. It may be applied on a retrospective or prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the update to determine the impact on the Company’s disclosures.

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” The amendments in this ASU improve segment reporting requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures on significant segment expenses. Other disclosures that the ASU requires public entities to provide include the title and position of the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. In addition, the amendments enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, and contain other disclosure requirements. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. A public entity should apply the amendments in this ASU retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company adopted this ASU for the year ended December 31, 2024, and has disclosed significant expenses reviewed by the CODM for each reportable segment, with no additional significant expenses identified beyond those presented. See Note 15.“Segment and Geographic Data” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents our disaggregated revenues by revenue source. For additional information on the revenues by geographical segment, see Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
RPO	$	15,742	$	15,838
Contracting	16,124		18,053
Total Revenue	$	31,866	$	33,891

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ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE, NET (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Receivables [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

The following table summarizes the components of “Accounts receivable, net” as presented on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	March 31,		December 31,
Accounts Receivable:	2025		2024
Billed receivables	$	14,793	$	14,559
Unbilled receivables	6,715		5,925
Accounts Receivable, Gross	$	21,508	$	20,484
Allowance for expected credit losses	(227)		(391)
Accounts Receivable, Net	$	21,281	$	20,093

The following table summarizes the total provision for expected credit losses and write-offs:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Beginning balance	$	391	$	378
Provision for expected credit losses	6		(8)
Write-offs	(170)		(3)
Ending Balance	$	227	$	367

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Restricted stock unit, vesting information

A summary of the quantity and vesting conditions for stock-based units granted to the Company’s employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was as follows:

Vesting conditions	Number of Restricted Stock Units Granted
Performance and service conditions - Type 1 (1) (2)	11,296
Performance and service conditions - Type 2 (1) (2)	35,392
Total shares of stock award granted	46,688

(1)The performance conditions with respect to restricted stock units may be satisfied as follows: 

(a)For grants to Corporate office employees subject to 2024 performance conditions, 100% of the restricted stock units may be earned on the basis of performance as measured by a “group adjusted EBITDA”.

(2)To the extent restricted stock units are earned, such restricted stock units will vest on the basis of service as follows:

(a)33% and 66.6% for Type 1 and Type 2, respectively, of the restricted stock units will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date;

(b)33% and 16.7% for Type 1 and Type 2, respectively, of the restricted stock units will vest on the second anniversary of the grant date; and

(c)34% and 16.7% for Type 1 and Type 2, respectively, of the restricted stock units will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date; provided that, in each case, the employee remains employed by the Company from the grant date through the applicable service vesting date.

Schedule of stock-based compensation expense

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units and restricted shares of common stock were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Restricted stock units	$	386	$	378
Total	$	386	$	378

Changes in restricted stock units and shares

Changes in the Company’s restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
	Performance-based			Time-based/Director			Total
	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted stock units at January 1, 2025	55,591	$	17.58	128,474	$	14.96	184,065	$	15.75
Granted	46,688	$	13.28	3,836	$	10.30	50,524	$	13.05
Vested	(3,373)	$	30.00	(4,249)	$	10.71	(7,622)	$	19.24
Forfeited	(47,647)	$	14.51	(340)	$	38.77	(47,987)	$	14.69
Unvested restricted stock units at March 31, 2025	51,259	$	15.70	127,721	$	14.90	178,980	$	15.13

 (a)    The number of shares earned above target are based on the performance target established by the Compensation Committee at the initial grant date.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
	Performance-based			Time-based/Director			Total
	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested restricted stock units at January 1, 2024	95,264	$	23.49	80,422	$	16.50	175,686	$	20.29
Granted	43,147	$	14.37	3,483	$	16.54	46,630	$	14.53
Vested	(43,781)	$	17.21	(6,993)	$	15.55	(50,774)	$	16.98
Forfeited	(28,841)	$	22.27	—	$	—	(28,841)	$	22.27
Unvested restricted stock units at March 31, 2024	65,789	$	22.23	76,912	$	16.59	142,701	$	19.19

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted loss per share calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Loss per share (“EPS”):
Basic	$	(0.59)	$	(0.95)
Diluted	$	(0.59)	$	(0.95)
EPS numerator - basic and diluted:
Net loss	$	(1,756)	$	(2,898)
EPS denominator (in thousands):
Weighted average common stock outstanding - basic	2,985		3,041
Common stock equivalents: restricted stock units and restricted shares of common stock (a)	—		—
Weighted average number of common stock outstanding - diluted	2,985		3,041

(a)    The diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding did not differ from the basic weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding because the effects of any potential common stock equivalents (see Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on unvested restricted stock units) were anti-dilutive and therefore not included in the calculation of the denominator of dilutive earnings per share.

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of goodwill

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the changes in carrying amount of goodwill were as follows:

	Carrying Value
	2025
Goodwill, January 1,	$	5,703
Currency translation	14
Goodwill, March 31, 2025	$	5,717

	Carrying Value
	2024
Goodwill, January 1,	$	5,749
Currency translation	(46)
Goodwill, December 31, 2024	$	5,703

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

March 31, 2025	Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Useful Lives (in years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Non-compete agreements	2.9	$	145	$	(120)	$	25
Trade name	6.0	1,635		(785)		850
Customer lists	2.4	3,954		(2,577)		1,377
Developed technology	0.8	657		(653)		4
		$	6,391	$	(4,135)	$	2,256

December 31, 2024	Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Useful Lives (in years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Non-compete agreements	2.9	$	145	$	(116)	$	29
Trade name	6.1	1,634		(731)		903
Customer lists	2.6	3,952		(2,399)		1,553
Developed technology	1.0	657		(651)		6
		$	6,388	$	(3,897)	$	2,491

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

Estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets for the remainder of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and for each of the next fiscal years are as follows:

2025	$	632
2026	634
2027	549
2028	130
2029	110
Thereafter	201
	$	2,256

Schedule of Amortization Intangible Assets

The change in the book value of amortizable intangible assets is as follows:

	January 1, 2025 Beginning Balance		Amortization		Translation and Other		March 31, 2025 Ending Balance
Non-compete agreements	$	29	$	(4)	$	—	$	25
Trade name	903		(54)		1		850
Customer lists	1,553		(178)		2		1,377
Developed technology	6		(2)		—		4
	$	2,491	$	(238)	$	3	$	2,256

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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]

Schedule of restricted cash and cash equivalents

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as reported within the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows: 

	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,553	$	17,011
Restricted cash, current	487		476
Restricted cash, non-current	174		180
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	17,214	$	17,667

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity

As of March 31, 2025, future minimum operating lease payments are as follows:

	2025		2026		2027		2028		2029		Total
Minimum lease payments	$	429	$	172	$	95	$	97	$	79	$	872

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information

	Americas		Asia Pacific		EMEA		Corporate		Inter-Segment Elimination		Total
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Revenue, from external customers	$	6,852	$	19,127	$	5,887	$	—	$	—	$	31,866
Inter-segment revenue	90		1		—		—		(91)		—
Total revenue	$	6,942	$	19,128	$	5,887	$	—	$	(91)	$	31,866
Adjusted net revenue, from external customers (a)	$	5,980	$	7,211	$	3,207	$	—	$	—	$	16,398
Inter-segment adjusted net revenue	89		(88)		(1)		—		—		—
Total adjusted net revenue	$	6,069	$	7,123	$	3,206	$	—	$	—	$	16,398
Salaries and related	$	(4,818)	$	(5,718)	$	(3,358)	$	(451)	$	—	$	(14,345)
EBITDA (loss) (b)	$	(141)	$	283	$	(638)	$	(1,016)	$	—	$	(1,512)
Depreciation and amortization	(241)		(35)		(4)		(3)		—		(283)
Intercompany dividend/interest (expense) income, net	—		(123)		—		123		—		—
Interest income, net	—		2		—		69		—		71
Provision for income taxes	(20)		(86)		30		44		—		(32)
Net (loss) income	$	(402)	$	41	$	(612)	$	(783)	$	—	$	(1,756)
As of March 31, 2025
Accounts receivable, net	$	5,643	$	10,801	$	4,837	$	—	$	—	$	21,281
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (c)	$	6,409	$	1,731	$	21	$	25	$	—	$	8,186
Total assets	$	14,571	$	22,185	$	9,350	$	7,079	$	—	$	53,185

	Americas		Asia Pacific		EMEA		Corporate		Inter- Segment Elimination		Total
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Revenue, from external customers	$	5,994	$	21,509	$	6,388	$	—	$	—	$	33,891
Inter-segment revenue	55		—		—		—		(55)		—
Total revenue	$	6,049	$	21,509	$	6,388	$	—	$	(55)	$	33,891
Adjusted net revenue, from external customers (a)	$	5,805	$	6,546	$	3,979	$	—	$	—	$	16,330
Inter-segment adjusted net revenue	55		(47)		(8)		—		—		—
Total adjusted net revenue	$	5,860	$	6,499	$	3,971	$	—	$	—	$	16,330
Salaries and related	$	(5,354)	$	(5,989)	$	(3,355)	$	(468)	$	—	$	(15,166)
EBITDA (loss) (b)	$	(864)	$	(601)	$	268	$	(1,485)	$	—	$	(2,682)
Depreciation and amortization	(349)		(38)		(7)		(3)		—		(397)
Intercompany (expense) interest income, net	—		(132)		—		132		—		—
Interest (expense) income, net	—		3		—		90		—		93
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes	(15)		217		(86)		(28)		—		88
Net income (loss)	$	(1,228)	$	(551)	$	175	$	(1,294)	$	—	$	(2,898)
As of December 31, 2024
Accounts receivable, net	$	4,740	$	9,254	$	6,099	$	—	$	—	$	20,093
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (c)	$	6,640	$	1,744	$	26	$	26	$	—	$	8,436
Total assets	$	14,455	$	21,425	$	9,393	$	7,310	$	—	$	52,583

(a)Adjusted net revenue is net of the Direct contracting costs and reimbursed expenses caption on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Direct contracting costs and reimbursed expenses include the direct staffing costs of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, travel expenses, and insurance costs for the Company’s contractors and reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and other direct costs. The region where services are provided, the mix of RPO and contracting, and the functional nature of the staffing services provided can affect operating income and EBITDA. The salaries, commissions, payroll taxes, and employee benefits related to recruitment professionals are included under the caption “Salaries and related” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(b)SEC Regulation S-K Item 229.10(e)1(ii)(A) defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented to provide additional information to investors about the Company’s operations on a basis consistent with the measures that the Company uses to manage its operations and evaluate its performance. Management also uses this measurement to evaluate working capital requirements. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income and net income prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of the Company’s profitability.

(c)Comprised of property and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization.

Revenue and long-lived assets by geographic area

A summary of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and net assets by geographic area as of March 31, 2025 and 2024 and as of December 31, 2024, were as follows:

	Australia		United States		United Kingdom		Other		Total
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Revenue (a)	$	14,862	$	6,510	$	5,294	$	5,200	$	31,866
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Revenue (a)	$	18,065	$	5,692	$	5,915	$	4,219	$	33,891
As of March 31, 2025
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	$	14	$	6,433	$	13	$	1,726	$	8,186
Net assets	$	7,448	$	16,751	$	3,218	$	12,057	$	39,474
As of December 31, 2024
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	$	20	$	6,667	$	16	$	1,733	$	8,436
Net assets	$	7,788	$	17,066	$	3,076	$	12,498	$	40,428

(a) Revenue by geographic region disclosed above is net of any inter-segment revenue and, therefore, represents only revenue from external customers according to the location of the operating subsidiary.

(b) Comprised of property and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization.

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) Segment Country	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Description of Business [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | Segment	3
Number of countries in which entity operates | Country	15
Bonuses approved and paid | $	$ 0.1	$ 0.0

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ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Accumulated deficit	$ 431,773	$ 430,017

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REVENUE RECOGNITION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Bonuses approved and paid	$ 100	$ 0
Deferred revenue	$ 98		$ 129

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REVENUE RECOGNITION - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 31,866	$ 33,891
RPO Recruitment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	15,742	15,838
Contracting
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 16,124	$ 18,053

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ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE, NET - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Receivables [Abstract]
Unbilled receivables	$ 6,715	$ 5,925

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ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE, NET - Components of Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Receivables [Abstract]
Billed receivables	$ 14,793	$ 14,559
Unbilled receivables	6,715	5,925
Accounts Receivable, Gross	21,508	20,484
Allowance for expected credit losses	(227)	(391)	$ (367)	$ (378)
Accounts Receivable, Net	$ 21,281	$ 20,093

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ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE, NET - Schedule of Provision (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Receivables [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$ 391	$ 378
Provision for expected credit losses	6	(8)
Write-offs	(170)	(3)
Ending Balance	$ 227	$ 367

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	May 17, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, capital shares reserved for future issuance			250,000
Common stock reserved for issuance to participants	50,420
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	46,688
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	$ 13.05
Stock-based compensation	$ 386	$ 378
Restricted stock units, type 1 and 2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	46,688
Restricted stock units, time
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	1,250
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	50,524	46,630
Total compensation cost not yet recognized	$ 1,705
Weighted average service period	9 months 18 days
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)		$ 14.53
Stock-based compensation	$ 386	$ 378
Restricted stock units, type 1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	11,296
Restricted stock units, type 2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	35,392
Restricted stock units, type 2 | Vesting period two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)		43,147
Non-Employee Director | Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	3,836
Number outstanding	240,031

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock-based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 386	$ 378
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 386	$ 378

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Vesting Conditions (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	46,688
Restricted stock units, type 1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	11,296
Restricted stock units, type 1 | First Anniversary
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage	33.00%
Restricted stock units, type 1 | Second Anniversary
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage	33.00%
Restricted stock units, type 1 | Third Anniversary
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage	34.00%
Restricted stock units, type 2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	35,392
Restricted stock units, type 2 | First Anniversary
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage	66.60%
Restricted stock units, type 2 | Second Anniversary
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)		43,147
Vesting rights, percentage	16.70%
Restricted stock units, type 2 | Third Anniversary
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage	16.70%
Restricted stock units, time
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	1,250

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Restricted Stock Units and Shares (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 15.13		$ 15.75
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	46,688
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	$ 13.05
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	19.24
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	$ 14.69
Performance-based
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	51,259	65,789	55,591	95,264
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 15.70	$ 22.23	$ 17.58	$ 23.49
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	46,688	43,147
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	$ 13.28	$ 14.37
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	(3,373)	(43,781)
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	$ 30.00	$ 17.21
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period	(47,647)	(28,841)
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	$ 14.51	$ 22.27
Time-based/Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	127,721	76,912	128,474	80,422
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 14.90	$ 16.59	$ 14.96	$ 16.50
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	3,836	3,483
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	$ 10.30	$ 16.54
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	(4,249)	(6,993)
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	$ 10.71	$ 15.55
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period	(340)	0
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)	$ 38.77	$ 0
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	178,980	142,701	184,065	175,686
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 19.19		$ 20.29
Granted, Number of share of restricted stock (shares)	50,524	46,630
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)		$ 14.53
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	(7,622)	(50,774)
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)		$ 16.98
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period	(47,987)	(28,841)
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value (usd per share)		$ 22.27

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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$ 32	$ (88)
Pre-tax income (loss)	$ (1,724)	$ (2,986)
Effective income tax rate	(2.00%)	3.00%
U.S. Federal statutory rate	21.00%
Unrecognized tax benefits			$ 60
Income tax penalties and interest accrued	$ 34		$ 33
Possible decrease of unrecognized tax benefits	$ 0

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.59)	$ (0.95)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.59)	$ (0.95)
Net loss	$ (1,756)	$ (2,898)
Basic (in shares)	2,985	3,041
Common stock equivalents: stock options and restricted stock units	0	0
Weighted-average number of common stock outstanding - diluted (in shares)	2,985	3,041

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 5,717		$ 5,703	$ 5,749
Amortization expense of intangible assets	238	$ 287
Impairment of intangible assets	0	$ 0
Accumulated Amortization	$ (4,135)		$ (3,897)

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, January 1,	$ 5,703	$ 5,749
Currency translation	14	$ (46)
Goodwill, ending balance	$ 5,717

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 6,391		$ 6,388
Accumulated Amortization	(4,135)		(3,897)
Net Carrying Amount	2,256		$ 2,491
Amortization expense of intangible assets	$ 238	$ 287
Non-compete agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Average Remaining Amortization Useful Lives (in years)	2 years 10 months 24 days		2 years 10 months 24 days
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 145		$ 145
Accumulated Amortization	(120)		(116)
Net Carrying Amount	25		$ 29
Amortization expense of intangible assets	$ 4
Trade name
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Average Remaining Amortization Useful Lives (in years)	6 years		6 years 1 month 6 days
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 1,635		$ 1,634
Accumulated Amortization	(785)		(731)
Net Carrying Amount	850		$ 903
Amortization expense of intangible assets	$ 54
Customer lists
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Average Remaining Amortization Useful Lives (in years)	2 years 4 months 24 days		2 years 7 months 6 days
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 3,954		$ 3,952
Accumulated Amortization	(2,577)		(2,399)
Net Carrying Amount	1,377		$ 1,553
Amortization expense of intangible assets	$ 178
Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Average Remaining Amortization Useful Lives (in years)	9 months 18 days		1 year
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 657		$ 657
Accumulated Amortization	(653)		(651)
Net Carrying Amount	4		$ 6
Amortization expense of intangible assets	$ 2

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Future Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2025	$ 632
2026	634
2027	549
2028	130
2029	110
Thereafter	201
Net Carrying Amount	$ 2,256	$ 2,491

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Amortization Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
January 1, 2025 Beginning Balance	$ 2,491
Amortization	(238)	$ (287)
Translation and Other	3
March 31, 2025 Ending Balance	2,256
Non-compete agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
January 1, 2025 Beginning Balance	29
Amortization	(4)
Translation and Other	0
March 31, 2025 Ending Balance	25
Trade name
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
January 1, 2025 Beginning Balance	903
Amortization	(54)
Translation and Other	1
March 31, 2025 Ending Balance	850
Customer lists
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
January 1, 2025 Beginning Balance	1,553
Amortization	(178)
Translation and Other	2
March 31, 2025 Ending Balance	1,377
Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
January 1, 2025 Beginning Balance	6
Amortization	(2)
Translation and Other	0
March 31, 2025 Ending Balance	$ 4

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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 16,553	$ 17,011
Restricted cash, current	487	476
Restricted cash, non-current	174	180
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$ 17,214	$ 17,667	$ 20,999	$ 23,170

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details)			3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2023 SGD ($)	Apr. 08, 2019 AUD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating lease, cost			$ 284,000	$ 358,000
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term			2 years 7 months 6 days
Minimum
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, remaining lease term			1 year
Maximum
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, remaining lease term			4 years
NAB Facility Agreement | Line of Credit
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 4,000,000
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.60%
Debt instrument, termination of debt notice		90 days
Note payable – long term			$ 0
Interest expense			$ 4,000
Number of times EBITDA must be paid		2
Tangible net worth, minimum		$ 2,500,000
Tangible assets, minimum			25.00%
HSBC Facility Agreement | Line of Credit
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,000,000
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		3.50%
Debt instrument, term	60 days

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Operating Lease Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
2025	$ 429
2026	172
2027	95
2028	97
2029	79
Total	$ 872

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) - August 8 2023 Authorization - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Aug. 08, 2023
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Authorized amount of stock repurchase program			$ 5
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares)	0	44,250
Purchase of treasury stock (excluding tax withholdings)		$ 655

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA - Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) Segment	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | Segment	3
Revenue, from external customers	$ 31,866	$ 33,891
Inter-segment revenue	0	0
Revenue	31,866	33,891
Adjusted net revenue, from external customers	16,398	16,330
Inter-segment adjusted net revenue	0	0
Total adjusted net revenue	16,398	16,330
Salaries and related	(14,345)	(15,166)
EBITDA (loss)	(1,512)	(2,682)
Depreciation and amortization	(283)	(397)
Intercompany dividend/interest (expense) income, net	0	0
Interest income, net	71	93
Loss before income taxes	(1,724)	(2,986)
Provision for income taxes	(32)	88
Net loss	(1,756)	(2,898)
Accounts receivable, net	21,281	20,093	$ 20,093
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	8,186	8,436
Total assets	53,185	52,583	$ 52,583
Inter-Segment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	0	0
Inter-segment revenue	(91)	(55)
Revenue	(91)	(55)
Adjusted net revenue, from external customers	0	0
Inter-segment adjusted net revenue	0	0
Total adjusted net revenue	0	0
Salaries and related	0
EBITDA (loss)	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Intercompany dividend/interest (expense) income, net	0	0
Interest income, net	0	0
Provision for income taxes	0	0
Net loss	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	0	0
Total assets	0	0
Hudson Americas | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	6,852	5,994
Inter-segment revenue	90	55
Revenue	6,942	6,049
Adjusted net revenue, from external customers	5,980	5,805
Inter-segment adjusted net revenue	89	55
Total adjusted net revenue	6,069	5,860
Salaries and related	(4,818)
EBITDA (loss)	(141)	(864)
Depreciation and amortization	(241)	(349)
Intercompany dividend/interest (expense) income, net	0	0
Interest income, net	0	0
Provision for income taxes	(20)	(15)
Net loss	(402)	(1,228)
Accounts receivable, net	5,643	4,740
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	6,409	6,640
Total assets	14,571	14,455
Hudson Asia Pacific | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	19,127	21,509
Inter-segment revenue	1	0
Revenue	19,128	21,509
Adjusted net revenue, from external customers	7,211	6,546
Inter-segment adjusted net revenue	(88)	(47)
Total adjusted net revenue	7,123	6,499
Salaries and related	(5,718)
EBITDA (loss)	283	(601)
Depreciation and amortization	(35)	(38)
Intercompany dividend/interest (expense) income, net	(123)	(132)
Interest income, net	2	3
Provision for income taxes	(86)	217
Net loss	41	(551)
Accounts receivable, net	10,801	9,254
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,731	1,744
Total assets	22,185	21,425
Hudson Europe | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	5,887	6,388
Inter-segment revenue	0	0
Revenue	5,887	6,388
Adjusted net revenue, from external customers	3,207	3,979
Inter-segment adjusted net revenue	(1)	(8)
Total adjusted net revenue	3,206	3,971
Salaries and related	(3,358)
EBITDA (loss)	(638)	268
Depreciation and amortization	(4)	(7)
Intercompany dividend/interest (expense) income, net	0	0
Interest income, net	0	0
Provision for income taxes	30	(86)
Net loss	(612)	175
Accounts receivable, net	4,837	6,099
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	21	26
Total assets	9,350	9,393
Corporate Segment | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue, from external customers	0	0
Inter-segment revenue	0	0
Revenue	0	0
Adjusted net revenue, from external customers	0	0
Inter-segment adjusted net revenue	0	0
Total adjusted net revenue	0	0
Salaries and related	(451)
EBITDA (loss)	(1,016)	(1,485)
Depreciation and amortization	(3)	(3)
Intercompany dividend/interest (expense) income, net	123	132
Interest income, net	69	90
Provision for income taxes	44	(28)
Net loss	(783)	(1,294)
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	25	26
Total assets	$ 7,079	$ 7,310

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA - Geographic Data Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 31,866	$ 33,891
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	8,186	8,436
Net assets	39,474	40,428
Australia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	14,862	18,065
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	14	20
Net assets	7,448	7,788
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	6,510	5,692
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	6,433	6,667
Net assets	16,751	17,066
United Kingdon
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	5,294	5,915
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	13	16
Net assets	3,218	3,076
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	5,200	4,219
Long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,726	1,733
Net assets	$ 12,057	$ 12,498

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STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN (Details) - $ / shares	Oct. 15, 2018	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of securities called by each warrant or right	0.01
Class of Warrant or Right, Unissued	1
Common stock, par value (dollars per share)		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Warrants and Rights, Preferred Stock to Common Stock Conversion, Treatment	1
Warrants And Rights, Not Exercisable, Number of Days After Public Announcement of Acquiring Person	10 days
Warrants And Rights, Not Exercisable, Number of Days After Tender or Exchange Offer Is Completed By Acquiring Person	10 days
Warrants and Rights, Option to Exercise, Market Value Multiplier of Purchase Price	2
Temporary Equity, Redemption Price Per Share	$ 0.001
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of securities called by each warrant or right	0.01
Common stock, par value (dollars per share)	$ 3.50
Minimum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage, Common Stock, Without Approval of Board	4.99%