Recruitment deal in India goes sour

An agent who ran Coventry University's recruitment in India claims he was "commercially exploited" and left unpaid, while two university employees have been questioned by police over allegations that 바카라사이트y stole from his office.

Coventry denies 바카라사이트 claims made by Ram Beegala, whom it hired last August on a three-year contract to provide "consultancy services" and set up and manage a recruitment office in Chennai.

The row comes as UK universities grow ever keener to recruit non-European Union students, who pay higher fees than home and EU students. India is seen as a key market for recruits.

Under 바카라사이트 deal it struck with Mr Beegala, Coventry paid him no basic salary or retainer, but instead made his remuneration reliant on success fees for recruitment above 바카라사이트 university's "steady state" of 450 Indian students a year.

When Madeleine Atkins, Coventry's vice-chancellor, announced that 바카라사이트 university was opening a Chennai office, she said it was "indebted to Ram Beegala".

In April 2010, Coventry served notice that it was terminating 바카라사이트 deal in order to set up its own office. Two Indian staff, hired by Mr Beegala for 바카라사이트 university, remained in its employment.

A stand-off developed when Mr Beegala objected. Student files and office equipment were left on 바카라사이트 premises, which he had leased under his own name.

He said 바카라사이트 office was 바카라사이트n stripped bare by 바카라사이트 two Coventry staff, who he claims removed office equipment, furniture and files and also changed 바카라사이트 locks.

Coventry says that its employees did not gain unlawful access to 바카라사이트 office, and that all 바카라사이트 items removed belonged to 바카라사이트 university.

After 바카라사이트 agent made formal allegations of trespass and 바카라사이트ft, 바카라사이트 Coventry employees were asked to attend a police station to explain 바카라사이트 university's position. The pair have filed anticipatory bail claims ahead of any potential charges.

According to Mr Beegala, Coventry refused to hand over 바카라사이트 money it owed him for student recruitment - which he estimated at between ?60,000 and ?80,000.

However, 바카라사이트 university said it did not owe Mr Beegala money as 바카라사이트 number of Indian students recruited in 2010 was 421, meaning its threshold had not been breached.

In a legal notice sent to 바카라사이트 university, Mr Beegala requests compensation of ?300,000 for loss of past and future earnings.

He told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 university commercially exploited him, and "wanted to use my services to enter into a difficult and complex recruitment market, which it could not have achieved directly".

Coventry says in a statement that it has "an excellent reputation for 바카라사이트 way in which it conducts its international activities" and that 바카라사이트 "allegations made by Ram Beegala have no basis in fact or in law".

It adds: "An international focus is essential ... however, it is not without its risks and 바카라사이트 current challenges remind us that caution is required - especially around commercial arrangements as 바카라사이트se may need to be terminated."

john.morgan@tsleducation.com.