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.
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....
Sports Direct’s business model treats workers like commodities and “without dignity”
Sports Direct is founded on a business model that enables the majority of workers to be treated “without dignity or...
HR service delivery: changes in structure create challenges
Technology systems have helped line managers to deal with many simple HR tasks, but they still need support. How is...
HR outsourcing: a sophisticated, innovative future?
HR services made up one-fifth of all outsourcing deals in 2014, and contracts are evolving from transactional HR to more...
The Candidate Experience 2013: Room for improvement
If candidates’ experience of applying for jobs is so bad, why are recruiters allowing it to go so wrong and...
PT Awards 2013 winners: NOMS receives HR Impact Award
The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) walked away with the HR Impact Award, sponsored by CEB SHL Talent Measurement, at...
CIPD 2013 highlights: Unilever, Facebook and HMRC
HR professionals from Facebook, Unilever, HM Revenue & Customs and Cafcass all had something to say at the 2013 CIPD conference - Martin Couzins reports
