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.
The BBC has whittled the list of companies bidding to run part of its HR services down to three.
The decision by Sainsbury's to scrap its £2.1bn, 10-year IT outsourcing contract with consultancy Accenture highlights the importance of "not leaping on the outsourcing bandwagon", according to experts
Swansea Council has delayed its planned IT outsourcing contract with Capgemini for the second time.
I was interested to read the recently published Deloitte research on outsourcing and supply management.
UK staff unhappy with pay; Outsourcing deal scrapped; Building society rewarded
Insurance firm Pearl Group has outsourced its processing and administration to Indian IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in a deal worth £486m over 12 years.
Sainsbury's has ended its IT outsourcing agreement with Accenture.
HR outsourcing is moving up the boardroom agenda, according to research.
The CBI has begun its search for the successor to Sir Digby Jones
Why is it important?Although being transferred to an outsourcing company is never something you instigate yourself, it can represent a...
Most medium-sized companies have no plans to outsource HR, or any other functions
HR should be central to all outsourcing deals. The earlier it becomes involved, the greater the chance of the process bearing fruit. Ross Wigham reports
The BA/Gate Gourmet dispute demonstrated the pitfalls of putting too many eggs in one basket and how outsourcing non-core functions could have helped the airline avoid the crisis in the first place, argues Anthony Hesketh
Outsourcing its recruitment function saved property company Jones Lang LaSalle time and money. Its HR director tells Ross Wigham what made outsourcing so appealing
The government is planning to privatise most services run by Jobcentre Plus, according to documents leaked to trade union leaders
