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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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    Lloyds TSB signs multi-million pound HR outsourcing deal

    by Personnel Today 11 Aug 2006
    by Personnel Today 11 Aug 2006

    Lloyds TSB has signed a five-year HR outsourcing deal with business services firm Xansa

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    Plans to privatise NHS logistics division leads to vote for strike action by staff

    by Mike Berry 26 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 26 Jul 2006

    Staff to strike over privatisation plans at NHS Logistics.

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    Top job… Hazel Kay

    by Personnel Today 25 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 25 Jul 2006

    HR director, Intelligent Office UK

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    Smarter Outsourcing – An executive guide to understanding, planning and exploiting successful outsourcing relationships

    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006

    Smarter Outsourcing – An executive guide to understanding, planning and exploiting successful outsourcing relationshipsAuthors: Jean Louis Bravard and Robert MorganPrice:...

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    Groupama comment on outsourcing deal

    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006

    Your news story, ‘Insurer snubs HR team over outsourcing plans’ (Personnel Today, 4 July) contains a number of inaccuracies and,...

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    Outsourcing kings taste own medicine

    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006

    They say what goes around, comes around. They also say you reap what you sow. They might even make mention...

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    Accenture opens new outsourcing venture in Romania

    by dan thomas 10 Jul 2006
    by dan thomas 10 Jul 2006

    Consultancy Accenture has opened a new business process outsourcing (BPO) centre in Romania which will deliver services in HR, finance and procurement

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    Centrica signs seven-and-a-half year HR outsourcing deal with Hewitt Associates

    by dan thomas 10 Jul 2006
    by dan thomas 10 Jul 2006

    British Gas parent firm Centrica has signed a seven-and-a-half year HR business process outsourcing contract covering its 30,000 UK staff.

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    Outsourcing OH: In with the out

    by Personnel Today 1 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 1 Jul 2006

    Will the trend towards outsourced OH services make it easier for people to progress in their careers, or dilute the work that OH advisers do? Sally O'Reilly investigates.

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    One in three finance directors considering outsourcing HR

    by Georgina Fuller 30 Jun 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 30 Jun 2006

    One in three finance directors are considering outsourcing the HR function, according to research

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    Oldham’s outsourcing contract will lead to transfer of more than 400 staff

    by dan thomas 29 Jun 2006
    by dan thomas 29 Jun 2006

    Oldham has signed a £260m deal that will transfer services and jobs from the council to a new joint venture company

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    Powergen to abandon call centres in India and transfer jobs to UK

    by Georgina Fuller 16 Jun 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 16 Jun 2006

    Outsourcing call centres loses allure for Powergen as it brings jobs back to UK from India.

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    Unilever HR deal will not spark rush to outsource

    by Mike Berry 13 Jun 2006
    by Mike Berry 13 Jun 2006

    Unilever’s large-scale HR outsourcing deal with Accenture will not signal a rush by other companies towards signing similar contracts, experts predict.

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    Unilever signs seven-year global outsourcing deal with Accenture

    by Mike Berry 7 Jun 2006
    by Mike Berry 7 Jun 2006

    Consumer goods manufacturer Unilever has signed a global outsourcing deal with Accenture to provide a broad range of HR services

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    Britannia Building Society drops outsourced HR

    by Personnel Today 6 Jun 2006
    by Personnel Today 6 Jun 2006

    Britannia Building Society has unveiled plans to bring its payroll and HR systems back in-house as it nears the end of a five-year outsourcing deal

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