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Leamington Spa recruitment MD defends scam-hit town
Leamington Spa is far from a town rife with recruitment-based fraud, Mark Esom, managing director of locally-based recruiter Fuel Recruitment, tells Recruiter. “I think the headline on the story is worse than the reality,” he says, referring to a recruiter.co.uk story of last Friday (17 May), suggesting that the fraud is “probably a couple of rogue individuals”.
Contracts/Deals: Absolute Recruitment recruits for second Boughey site
Industrial and commercial recruiter Absolute Recruitment is to be the sole recruiter on logistics firm Boughey Distribution’s site in Deeside near Chester. Absolute already recruits for Boughey’s other site in Wardle, Cheshire.
INTERNATIONAL US: Toyota brings 125 new jobs to Alabama
Auto maker Toyota will create 125 new jobs as it expands its Huntsville, Alabama engine manufacturing plant.
INTERNATIONAL Malaysia: Foreign Workers Act a must, say minister
More formalised laws on foreign workers are needed, says Datuk Seri [this is an honorary title] Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, Malaysia’s minister for law and parliamentary affairs.
UK & IRELAND Appointments: 3 Story Software make Pierson COO
Contingent workforce and vendor management system 3 Story Software has appointed Bradley Pierson as chief operations officer.
UK & IRELAND Appointments: Dynamite brings in O’Connor and Smith
Multi-sector recruiter Dynamite Recruitment has appointed Phil O’Connor and Hollie Smith as consultants. Smith previously worked with commercial recruiters Tate and Office Angels, and will focus on permanent appointments across the South within the commercial and HR sector.
UK & IRELAND Appointments: Liquid Friday promotes two
Umbrella company Liquid Friday has promoted Alex Baines to operations director and made Sam Pascoe commercial director. Baines now joins the board, and has been with the company for two years. Pascoe joined earlier this year in the role of regional account manager.
UK & IRELAND Appointments: Randstad FP hires seven
Recruitment consultancy Randstad Financial & Professional has taken on seven new staff members.
UK & IRELAND Appointments: Randstad Interim gets Wheeler
Interim management firm Randstad Interim Executives has appointed James Wheeler as client relationship manager to develop the firm’s client portfolio.
Contracts/Deals: Capita acquires Medicals Direct
Outsourcing firm Capita has acquired medical screening service provider Medicals Direct Holdings for £13.2m. The deal also includes a deferred consideration linked to profit performance of up to £2m, and comes a couple of weeks after the firm placed an extra 40m new ordinary shares, raising around £274m to fund further acquisitions, as reported by recruiter.co.uk on 25 April.
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