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.
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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.
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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.
Financial recruiter Charterhouse has reduced the size of its London office in response to weakening economic conditions.
Jane Davey, associate director of Charterhouse, told Recruiter: “This was a direct result of the downturn in the UK economy generally and in financial services in the City of London in particular.”
John Bissell’s letter (Recruiter, March 18) questioned why the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) believed an industry bond scheme was not viable.
Technical and sales recruiter Andersen Banks has launched a new division to target European business.
The Equalities Bill is to go before the House of Commons later today.
The bill, which will require all public bodies to provide evidence of how they are closing the pay gap and providing equal opportunities covering gender, age, race, religion and sexual orientation, will have major implications for recruiters, says Tom Hadley, the REC’s director of external relations.