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Paul Cushing, managing director of RPCushing Recruitment, has admitted that he feared for the survival of the company immediately before its acquisition by pfj.
RPCushing, which operates in the market research and analysis sectors, was bought by media recruiter pfj from administrators Vantis in early January. The two companies now share offices in central London.
Retail and sales recruiter R3 Resourcing, short-listed for Best Retail Recruitment Company and Best Small Firm to Work For at the Recruiter Awards, has appointed co-founder Kevin Edmonds as chairman.
Edmonds rejoins the board after two and a half years spent setting up the Dubai-based recruiter Gulf Six, where he will continue as chief executive.
US hiring levels did not bounce back in January, according to a new survey.
The survey, from business intelligence firm Wanted Technologies, shows that this year’s post-holiday recovery in the level of hiring demand is the lowest seen since the data series began.
Antal International has agreed terms with international power generation transport company Alstom to fill a large number of positions in a range of disciplines from design to engineering and purchasing.
Lee Naraway managing director of Antal International says: “Alstom is a major blue chip firm, so it’s great to work with such a prestigious company.”
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Positive thinking has been the key to the success of a new division launched within Spring Group, according to one of the company’s internal recruiters.
Best Professional Services was launched in September 2008, based in the company’s Birmingham office. It targets the sales and marketing,
HR, accountancy and finance and supply chain and procurement sectors.
Private healthcare company BUPA has announced that it is taking on 800 new staff to work in its nursing homes.
In addition to nursing and care roles, there will also be jobs for cooks, housekeepers and maintenance staff.
With a week to go before the removal of the VAT staff hire concession, clients of recruitment agencies have been reluctant to sign up to a new employment model that could potentially save them millions of pounds.
The main feature of the new model is that clients employ agency workers direct. This avoids them having to pay VAT on wages.