UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported):
July 12, 2005

Hudson Highland Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware 000-50129 59-3547281
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

622 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(212) 351-7300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.01 - Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

        On July 12, 2005, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Board’s Compensation Committee, approved an amendment to the compensation for the Company’s non-employee directors, which increased the additional annual retainer paid to the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee to $10,000 from $5,000.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

  (c) Exhibits

  10.1 Summary of Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Compensation for Non-employee Members of the Board of Directors

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SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC.


DATE:  July 13, 2005
By:  /s/ Latham Williams
        Latham Williams
        Vice President, Legal Affairs and
        Administration, Corporate Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

Description

10.1 Summary of Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Compensation for Non-employee Members of the Board of Directors

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