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PEOPLEsource: Canada's Fastest Growing Staffing Agency Bullish on Economy Producing Jobs
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 27, 2009) - Although unemployment rates are at an all time high and staffing agencies are closing offices, PEOPLEsource Staffing Solutions is determined to maintain its title as Canada's Fastest Growing Staffing agency and proves their sincerity with their expansion into Burlington.
"In times like these we have to take advantage of whatever good there is and the opportunity to open a new branch in Burlington was a ray of light we saw and we grabbed it," says Frank Cianciulli, Chairman & CEO.
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Rural businesses urged to focus on staffing
27/07/2009 13:56:00
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Farmers and other rural employers have been urged to ensure they have the correct paperwork in place for their staff, as HM Revenue & Customs clamps down on rural businesses.
"Rural businesses need to be aware that HMRC is focusing on its affairs," Penelope Lang, tax director at Smith & Williamson said. "One of the first areas businesses need to look at is the employment of staff.
"Business owners need to establish whether the people working for them are self-employed or employees. HMRC are not always sympathetic where cash payments are made to people who claim to be self-employed but no checks have been made to make sure this is genuinely the case."
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Top 20 Temporary Healthcare Staffing Firms Generate $5.3 Billion in Sales
AMN Healthcare Services the largest in Total Healthcare Staffing
LOS ALTOS, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The top twenty temporary healthcare staffing companies generated $5.3 billion in sales in 2008, with AMN Healthcare being the "big dog" in the group. Staffing Industry Analysts groups healthcare staffing companies into four sub-segments: largest overall, largest per diem nurse, largest travel nurse and largest locum tenens. AMN is the largest in travel nursing and is the overall largest healthcare staffing company.
According to Tony Gregoire, Research Analyst, Staffing Industry Analysts, "We estimate that AMN has 10% market share in the overall temporary healthcare staffing market and 30% in travel nursing. Given the shake up in healthcare staffing, it will be interesting to see how next
years numbers will look."
Rank Company 2008 U.S. Revenue $(M)
1 AMN Healthcare Services $1,100
2 CHG Healthcare Services $569
3 Cross Country Healthcare $550
4 Medical Staffing Network Holdings $535
5 Maxim Healthcare Services $367
Source: Company reports and Staffing Industry Analysts
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