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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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    Buckinghamshire council’s £7.5m-a-year outsourcing deal will challenge HR

    by Louisa Peacock 29 Jul 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 29 Jul 2009

    Buckinghamshire County Council’s HR chief has admitted a new £7.5m-a-year recruitment outsourcing deal will “fundamentally change” her role and present...

    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    British Council to outsource 100 jobs to India in bid to cut costs

    by Personnel Today 29 Jul 2009
    by Personnel Today 29 Jul 2009

    The British Council is to outsource 100 jobs to India as part of a cost-cutting drive to help save the...

    • Employment law
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    • Downsizing

    Minister consults with national outplacement consultancy on government support for unemployed managers

    by Personnel Today 27 Jul 2009
    by Personnel Today 27 Jul 2009

    The director of a national outplacement consultancy has met with Employment Minister Jim Knight MP to lobby for more support...

    • HR practice
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    • Downsizing

    Webinar: The vision of HR in 2020 with Oracle and Personnel Today

    by Personnel Today 9 Jul 2009
    by Personnel Today 9 Jul 2009

    Open forum discussion on the vision for the HR profession, what role HR must play in organisations in the future, and the big issues that will define the UK workplace in the coming years.

    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    HR outsourcing expectations are unrealistic

    by Kat Baker 26 Jun 2009
    by Kat Baker 26 Jun 2009

    Many HR functions expect too much too quickly from outsourcing and are not getting involved in the decision-making process so...

    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Outsourcing: just one HR professional in 10 thinks it helps their strategic input

    by Kat Baker 23 Jun 2009
    by Kat Baker 23 Jun 2009

    Only 10% of HR professionals agree that outsourcing the function enables them to become more strategic, a CIPD report has revealed.The HR...

    • HR strategy
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    • Outsourcing

    Randstad announces mergers and rebranding of Beresford Blake Thomas, Hill McGlynn and Reliance Care

    by Personnel Today 19 Jun 2009
    by Personnel Today 19 Jun 2009

    Randstad Construction, Property & Engineering to be created from the merger of Beresford Blake Thomas (BBT) Technical & Professional and...

    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Williams Lea contracts Europe-wide recruitment to Ochre House

    by Personnel Today 18 Jun 2009
    by Personnel Today 18 Jun 2009

    The global corporate information provider, Williams Lea, has contracted the recruitment of technical and managerial personnel across the whole of...

    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Organisations still outsourcing HR functions for wrong reasons

    by Personnel Today 17 Jun 2009
    by Personnel Today 17 Jun 2009

    A ‘snapshot’ survey, carried out by talent management specialist, Ochre House, of over 100 companies across Europe has found that the main driver...

    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Supplier management becomes new priority for learning outsourcing

    by Personnel Today 15 Jun 2009
    by Personnel Today 15 Jun 2009

    The organisational desire to cut supplier costs has made ‘supplier management’ the up-and-coming focus area for learning outsourcing, according to...

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    Tory outsourcing plans place Whitehall HR function at risk

    by Kat Baker 8 Jun 2009
    by Kat Baker 8 Jun 2009

    Government HR and back-office functions could be outsourced within two years, if the Conservatives win the next general election.Francis Maude,...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Recruitment & retention

    Army to outsource recruitment to private sector

    by Guy Logan 20 May 2009
    by Guy Logan 20 May 2009

    The Army is gearing up to outsource its recruitment to the private sector for the first time.The Ministry of Defence...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Channel 4 outsources HR in cost-cutting drive

    by Tara Craig 15 May 2009
    by Tara Craig 15 May 2009

    Broadcaster Channel 4 has outsourced its HR services as part of a company-wide drive to cut costs.
    Having already announced...

    • HR strategy
    • Offshoring
    • Outsourcing

    Savile Group appoints new business development team

    by Personnel Today 7 May 2009
    by Personnel Today 7 May 2009

    Savile Group plc, the AIM listed human resources consulting group,  has created a new business development team to accelerate the company’s...

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    • France

    Whitehall shared services will take two years to achieve

    by Guy Logan 7 May 2009
    by Guy Logan 7 May 2009

    Defra’s HR chief has admitted that Whitehall’s imminent move to shared services may take two years to become fully operational.A...

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