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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><B>Registration No. 333-__________</B> </FONT><HR ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=100% SIZE=4 NOSHADE> </TD>
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC.</B><BR> </FONT>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT> </P>


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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Delaware</B> </FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>59-3547281</B> </FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="60%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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     <TD WIDTH="30%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">&nbsp;(I.R.S. Employer
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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>622 Third Avenue<BR>
New York, New York </B> </FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>10017</B> </FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="60%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">(Address of principal executive offices)
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">(Full title of the plan) </FONT> </P>

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     <TD WIDTH="63%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Latham Williams<BR>
Vice President, Legal Affairs and Administration,<BR>
Corporate Secretary        <BR>
Hudson Highland Group, Inc.    <BR>
10 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2600 <BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60606      <BR>
(312) 795-4216</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="38%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Copy to:<BR><BR>
 Benjamin F. Garmer, III  <BR>
   Foley &amp; Lardner LLP    <BR>
777 East Wisconsin Avenue <BR>
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202<BR>
      (414) 271-2400      </FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TH ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1"><BR><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B> </FONT><HR WIDTH="90%" SIZE="1" COLOR="Black" ALIGN="Left"></TH>
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     <TD WIDTH="25%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">Common Stock, $.001 par value</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">500,000 shares </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">$30.41 (2) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">$15,205,000 (2) </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">$1,926.47 </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=4%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>(1)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Pursuant
 to  Rule  416  under  the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this  Registration  Statement
 also  covers  an     indeterminate  number of  additional  shares of Common  Stock  that
may  become  issuable  as a result of stock     splits,  stock  dividends  or similar
 transactions  pursuant  to the  anti-dilution  provisions  of the Hudson     Highland
Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Estimated
 pursuant  to Rule  457(c)  and (h)  under the  Securities  Act of 1933  solely  for the
 purpose  of     calculating  the  registration  fee based on the average of the high and
low prices for Hudson  Highland Group,     Inc. Common Stock on The Nasdaq National
Market on June 24, 2004.</FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8 </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
April 1, 2003, Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-104209) to register 1,000,000 shares of
the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the &#147;Common
Stock&#148;), issuable under the Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Long Term incentive Plan (the
&#147;Incentive Plan&#148;). </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
February 18, 2004, the Board of Directors of the Registrant approved an amendment to the
Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available under the
Incentive Plan from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000. At the Registrant&#146;s 2004 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders held on April 30, 2004, the stockholders of the Registrant approved this
amendment. The purpose of this Registration Statement is to register 500,000 additional
shares of the Common Stock in connection with the Incentive Plan. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-1104209), including the documents incorporated by
reference therein, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>Item 8</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exhibits</U>. </FONT> </H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
exhibits set forth in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed (except where otherwise
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York,
on this day of June, 2004. </FONT></P>



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     <TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Jon F. Chait </FONT> <HR WIDTH="90%" SIZE="1" COLOR="Black" ALIGN="Left"></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
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     <TD WIDTH="37%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Jon F. Chait</FONT><HR WIDTH="70%" SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" COLOR="Black"></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Jon F. Chait</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR><BR>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard W. Pehlke </FONT><HR WIDTH="70%" SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" COLOR="Black"></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Executive Vice President, Chief<BR>Financial Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR><BR>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Ralph L. O'Hara</FONT><HR WIDTH="70%" SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" COLOR="Black"></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Ralph L. O'Hara</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>John J. Haley</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Jennifer Laing</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Nicholas G. Moore</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>David G. Offensend</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Ren&eacute; Schuster</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="46%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Jon F. Chait </FONT> <HR WIDTH="90%" SIZE="1" COLOR="Black" ALIGN="Left"></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>EXHIBIT INDEX </U> </FONT></H1>


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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Hudson
Highland Group,  Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended.  [Incorporated by reference
to                   Annex B to the  Registrant's  Definitive  Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A filed on March 22, 2004                   (File No. 000-50129)]</FONT></TD>
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Registration No. 333-__________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
59-3547281
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
622 Third Avenue
New York, New York
10017
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Latham Williams
Vice President, Legal Affairs and Administration,
Corporate Secretary
Hudson Highland Group, Inc.
10 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2600
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 795-4216
Copy to:
Benjamin F. Garmer, III
Foley & Lardner LLP
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(414) 271-2400
(Name,
address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.001 par value
500,000 shares
$30.41 (2)
$15,205,000 (2)
$1,926.47
(1)
Pursuant
 to  Rule  416  under  the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this  Registration  Statement
 also  covers  an     indeterminate  number of  additional  shares of Common  Stock  that
may  become  issuable  as a result of stock     splits,  stock  dividends  or similar
 transactions  pursuant  to the  anti-dilution  provisions  of the Hudson     Highland
Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan.
(2)
Estimated
 pursuant  to Rule  457(c)  and (h)  under the  Securities  Act of 1933  solely  for the
 purpose  of     calculating  the  registration  fee based on the average of the high and
low prices for Hudson  Highland Group,     Inc. Common Stock on The Nasdaq National
Market on June 24, 2004.
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8
On
April 1, 2003, Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (the "Registrant"), filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-104209) to register 1,000,000 shares of
the Registrant's Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common
Stock"), issuable under the Hudson Highland Group, Inc. Long Term incentive Plan (the
"Incentive Plan").
On
February 18, 2004, the Board of Directors of the Registrant approved an amendment to the
Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available under the
Incentive Plan from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000. At the Registrant's 2004 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders held on April 30, 2004, the stockholders of the Registrant approved this
amendment. The purpose of this Registration Statement is to register 500,000 additional
shares of the Common Stock in connection with the Incentive Plan.
Pursuant
to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-1104209), including the documents incorporated by
reference therein, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8
.
Exhibits
.
The
exhibits set forth in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed (except where otherwise
indicated) with this Registration Statement.
2
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York,
on this day of June, 2004.
HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/  Jon F. Chait
Jon F. Chait
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/  Jon F. Chait
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
June 30, 2004
Jon F. Chait
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/  Richard W. Pehlke
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Director
June 30, 2004
Richard W. Pehlke
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/  Ralph L. O'Hara
Vice President, Controller (Principal
June 30, 2004
Ralph L. O'Hara
Accounting Officer)
*
Director
June 30, 2004
John J. Haley
*
Director
June 30, 2004
Jennifer Laing
*
Director
June 30, 2004
Nicholas G. Moore
*
Director
June 30, 2004
David G. Offensend
*
Director
June 30, 2004
René Schuster
*By:
/s/  Jon F. Chait
Jon F. Chait
Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
Description
(4)
Hudson
Highland Group,  Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended.  [Incorporated by reference
to                   Annex B to the  Registrant's  Definitive  Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A filed on March 22, 2004                   (File No. 000-50129)]
(5)
Opinion
of Foley & Lardner LLP.
(23.1)
Consent
of BDO Seidman, LLP.
(23.2)
Consent
of Foley & Lardner LLP (filed as part of Exhibit (5)).
(24)
Powers
of Attorney.
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