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.”
Halewood: We also use the software more strategically
Temporary workers: calls for a financial bonding scheme
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.
Retail recruiters are being buoyed by January’s retail sales figures but this may not last, as sales declined in February.
The BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor in January revealed a total sales increase of 3.2%, whileretail sales fell in February 1.9%, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Macleod: great opportunity
Global executive search firm Boyden has appointed Sarah K Stewart as a principal in the firm’s Global Board Practice.
She will be based in Pittsburgh, working closely with Tom Flannery, managing director of Boyden Pittsburgh.
Online recruitment software provider eploy has agreed a contract with IT services and outsourcing provider Agilisys.