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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.


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    City of Edinburgh Council strikes HR outsourcing deal with BT

    by Gareth Vorster 12 Apr 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 12 Apr 2007

    The City of Edinburgh Council, has signed a £10 million deal with BT, to install a new e-HR service.The project...

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    Outsourced BBC HR employees snub Belfast move in favour of redundancy

    by Mike Berry 10 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 10 Apr 2007

    None of the BBC staff that were transferred to Capita as part of a £100m HR outsourcing deal last year are now working...

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    Sandwell Council chiefs claim HR jobs are safe despite £300m outsourcing deal

    by Personnel Today 28 Mar 2007
    by Personnel Today 28 Mar 2007

    Leaders at Sandwell Council have reassured HR staff their jobs are safe following a £300m outsourcing deal with BT and...

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    Jobs to go as Prudential extends cost-cutting plan by outsourcing or offshoring

    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2007
    by Personnel Today 19 Mar 2007

    HR jobs at Prudential are under threat after the insurance firm announced it was looking to cut an extra £80m...

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    More jobs at risk at Prudential as cost-cutting target goes up by £80m

    by Georgina Fuller 15 Mar 2007
    by Georgina Fuller 15 Mar 2007

    Up to 3,000 jobs at financial services giant Prudential could be at risk after the insurance giant revealed it needed...

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    HR outsourcing contracts boost profits for services provider Capita Group

    by Mike Berry 6 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 6 Mar 2007

    Record levels of new business and high-profile HR outsourcing contracts have helped services provider Capita Group to post strong financial...

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    Somerfield to outsource payroll and people data services to Ceridian

    by Greg Pitcher 2 Mar 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 2 Mar 2007

    Supermarket giant Somerfield is to outsource the payroll and people information services for its 44,000 UK employees to HR provider...

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    Department of Health considers plans to outsource NHS HR jobs to India

    by Personnel Today 21 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 21 Feb 2007

    Thousands of government HR jobs could be at risk after plans to outsource services to India were revealed. Last week,...

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    Capita wins contract to provide learning and development for Royal Mail staff

    by Mike Berry 31 Jan 2007
    by Mike Berry 31 Jan 2007

    Royal Mail has selected Capita Learning & Development as its preferred supplier to provide open courses and in-house training to its...

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    Co-operative Financial Services signs outsourcing agreement with unions

    by Mike Berry 29 Jan 2007
    by Mike Berry 29 Jan 2007

    Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) has signed an agreement with its trade unions over future outsourcing deals.

    CFS and its unions, Amicus, the...

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    Staff at TV Licensing vote for strike action

    by Mike Berry 12 Jan 2007
    by Mike Berry 12 Jan 2007

    Workers in TV Licensing’s headquarters in Bristol have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in the aftermath of Capita’s controversial decision...

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    Swansea Council recommends halt to outsourcing project

    by Personnel Today 12 Jan 2007
    by Personnel Today 12 Jan 2007

    Swansea Council has recommended its cabinet not to proceed with phase two of a controversial outsourcing programme with Capgemini. The...

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    Liverpool City Council extends own joint venture outsourcing contract until 2017

    by Personnel Today 8 Jan 2007
    by Personnel Today 8 Jan 2007

    Liverpool City Council has awarded a five-year extension of its outsourcing contract to its own joint venture with BT.
    The joint...

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    Sandwell council announces plans to outsource back office functions to BT

    by Mike Berry 5 Jan 2007
    by Mike Berry 5 Jan 2007

    Sandwell council in the West Midlands has named BT as the preferred bidder for a £300m 15-year contract  to transform...

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    Accenture named top HR outsourcer

    by Greg Pitcher 21 Dec 2006
    by Greg Pitcher 21 Dec 2006

    Accenture has closed a hugely successful 2006 by being named the worldwide leader in HR outsourcing by analysis specialist IDC.The...

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