Outsourcing
Employers commonly outsource parts of their business. Outsourcing is the process of transferring an existing business function to an external provider to use outside resources to perform activities previously handled within the organisation.
Employees keen to get to grips with future of work
Companies need to do more to prepare employees for the future of work – but employees have a “keen sense...
Outsourced government workers strike over pay
Outsourced workers at two government departments are striking over low pay and changes to pay cycles which a union has...
Capita appoints two employees to board
Outsourcing giant Capita has appointed two employees as non-executive directors, becoming the first FTSE 250 company since the late 1980s...
HR outsourcing (HRO) – an in-depth guide
HR outsourcing (also known as HRO) is the process of sub-contracting human resources functions to an external supplier.
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Outsourcing: How the IWGB nearly overturned collective bargaining rules
Last month the High Court dismissed a case which would have seen outsourced workers able to negotiate pay and conditions - but the fight still has legs
Outsourced workers lose collective bargaining bid
The High Court has dismissed a case brought by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), which claimed that...
Cleaner unfairly dismissed for Topshop pay protest
A cleaner at Topshop’s flagship London store has won up to £75,000 after an employment tribunal found she had been...
Government to launch review of armed forces retention
Theresa May has ordered a review into the armed forces’ retention problem in an attempt to curtail the number of...
Outsourced Whitehall support workers to strike over low pay
Cleaners, receptionists and security guards at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)...
Largest university in UK hit by boycott over outsourced staff
Academics, students and leading politicians have launched a boycott of the University of London in support of outsourced workers
Joint employer concept to be tested in High Court
In a case that could open the door for more than 3 million outsourced workers to negotiate directly with their...
House of Fraser rescue deal collapses with 17,000 jobs at stake
A deal that would have saved 28 of 59 House of Fraser stores has broken down as investor pulls out...
University cleaners to strike against outsourcing
University cleaners, porters and receptionists are expected to walk out next month after a near unanimous vote in favour of...
How does TUPE apply when an employee asks to be transferred?
When a business or service is transferred outside the UK, affected employees often take redundancy. But what happens if an...
Corbyn vows to end public sector outsourcing
Jeremy Corbyn yesterday vowed to end public sector outsourcing in the wake of the collapse of support services giant Carillion....
