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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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    Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer considers outsourcing support service

    by Georgina Fuller 23 Oct 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 23 Oct 2006

    City law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is consulting with more than 100 staff as the firm reviews its support services...

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    Efficiency could save employers £2,000 a year per full-time worker

    by Mike Berry 11 Oct 2006
    by Mike Berry 11 Oct 2006

    UK companies could save up to £2,000 a year for every new full-time employee by managing their staff processes more...

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    CBI bangs drum for behind-scenes private sector roles to help police get officers back on beat

    by Michael Millar 6 Oct 2006
    by Michael Millar 6 Oct 2006

    The police should consider outsourcing more of its back office tasks to the private sector to help get more officers...

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    Law firm moves 300 jobs to India

    by Georgina Fuller 3 Oct 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 3 Oct 2006

    Law firm Clifford Chance  is set to move 300 jobs to India as part of a £30m drive to cut...

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    BBC shares its outsourcing secrets with NHS Employers

    by Georgina Fuller 3 Oct 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 3 Oct 2006

    Choosing an outsourcing provider means acting like the caustic Sir Alan Sugar on The Apprentice TV programme, according to Lesley...

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    £50m saving shows why outsourcing can work

    by Karen Dempsey 3 Oct 2006
    by Karen Dempsey 3 Oct 2006

    Organisations embarking on an outsourcing process must often feel they’re on a hiding to nothing. Not only are they tapping...

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    First Choice starts consultation to outsource 150 back-office jobs

    by Personnel Today 27 Sep 2006
    by Personnel Today 27 Sep 2006

    Holiday firm First Choice has embarked on a 90-day consultation with 150 back-office HR, finance and ticketing staff about outsourcing...

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    Fujitsu Services and Baxter Neumann Award for Excellence in Outsourcing and Shared Services

    by Personnel Today 26 Sep 2006
    by Personnel Today 26 Sep 2006

    Award profile: This award recognises the HR teams that have successfully created an HR shared services function or outsourced part...

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    Outsourcing deal saves Norwich Union £2.3m in recruitment costs

    by Personnel Today 26 Sep 2006
    by Personnel Today 26 Sep 2006

    Insurance giant Norwich Union – which announced massive job cuts earlier this month – claims to have saved £2.3m after...

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    Unison abandons application for judicial review of decision to outsource NHS Logistics

    by Mike Berry 22 Sep 2006
    by Mike Berry 22 Sep 2006

    Public sector union Unison has dropped its application for a judicial review of the government’s decision to outsource the NHS’s...

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    Hays Specialist Recruitment wins contract to supply census test staff

    by Mike Berry 21 Sep 2006
    by Mike Berry 21 Sep 2006

    The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has awarded the contract for the recruitment, payroll and training of staff for the...

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    Outsourced employees are kicked off pension schemes

    by Personnel Today 19 Sep 2006
    by Personnel Today 19 Sep 2006

    Employers are exploiting outsourced workers by removing them from their occupational pension schemes, it was claimed at the TUC conference.Tony...

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    Government confirms transfer of NHS procurement to DHL

    by Mike Berry 5 Sep 2006
    by Mike Berry 5 Sep 2006

    The government has confirmed that it is to outsource the procurement and delivery of healthcare products to the NHS. The...

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    HR represents nearly 19% of global outsourcing market

    by Mike Berry 4 Sep 2006
    by Mike Berry 4 Sep 2006

    More firms are outsourcing HR - the value of the sector rose £4.7% in 2005-06, but may be peaking

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    Insurance firm Aon outsources its client operations division to Xchanging in 10-year deal

    by dan thomas 14 Aug 2006
    by dan thomas 14 Aug 2006

    More than 500 staff at insurance company Aon are to transfer to Xchanging after it signed a 10-year £230m business process outsourcing deal with the outsourcer.

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