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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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    Friday podcast: equal pay and TUPE, the CIPD, the BBC, and social care

    by Personnel Today 15 Aug 2008
    by Personnel Today 15 Aug 2008

    Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes:

    employment lawyers warn firms could risk equal pay claims after a TUPE...

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    IT outsourcing the way forward to cut costs

    by Greg Pitcher 13 Aug 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 13 Aug 2008

    IT outsourcing will grow if the UK enters a recession, according to the HR chief at a provider that has...

    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Outsourcing booming in tough economic climate

    by Personnel Today 23 Jul 2008
    by Personnel Today 23 Jul 2008

    TPI, the largest sourcing data and advisory firm in the world and a unit of Information Services Group, a leader...

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    • Economics, government & business

    Change management: a guide to restructuring organisations

    by Personnel Today 22 Jul 2008
    by Personnel Today 22 Jul 2008

    The economy is undergoing a period of near-unprecedented change. There’s been a definite shift in mood from caution to pessimism,...

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    • Outsourcing

    Strategic HR initiatives do not have to be outsourced

    by Personnel Today 22 Jul 2008
    by Personnel Today 22 Jul 2008

    At a time when HR budgets are being squeezed and HR teams reduced to the minimum (‘HR forced to neglect...

    • Careers in HR
    • Employee relations
    • Employee communications

    Public sector HR under threat as government unveils plans to save £30bn by 2011

    by Mike Berry 7 Jul 2008
    by Mike Berry 7 Jul 2008

    The government has announced plans to save £30bn across the public sector over the next three years, including big savings...

    • HR strategy
    • Learning & development
    • Outsourcing

    KnowledgePool named again one of the top training outsourcing companies

    by Personnel Today 4 Jul 2008
    by Personnel Today 4 Jul 2008

    KnowledgePool, the UK market leader in managed learning, has been named as one of the Top 20 companies in the...

    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing
    • Freelance workers

    PeoplePerHour facilitates surge in small business outsourcing

    by Personnel Today 29 May 2008
    by Personnel Today 29 May 2008

    Outsourcing was once exclusively associated with large companies developing large-scale business processes abroad – such as overseas call centres. PeoplePerHour...

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    • HR strategy
    • Recruitment & retention

    Diary of an outsourcing deal

    by Personnel Today 28 May 2008
    by Personnel Today 28 May 2008

    Outsourcing aspects of their business is now a common strategy. But how closely does the theory match up to the...

    • Business performance
    • Employee relations
    • Employee communications

    Shared services in public sector fails to make headway owing to workforce opposition

    by Greg Pitcher 14 May 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 14 May 2008

    Lack of communication with staff is preventing public sector employers from making their HR departments more efficient, the local government...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • HR strategy

    Liberata, Local Government Association sign 10-year outsourcing deal

    by Mike Berry 12 May 2008
    by Mike Berry 12 May 2008

    Liberata has signed a 10-year outsourcing deal with the Local Government Association (LGA), that aims to save £29m over the...

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    • HR strategy
    • Mergers and acquisitions

    Northgate rebrands its HR division to reflect acquisition of Arinso

    by Mike Berry 7 May 2008
    by Mike Berry 7 May 2008

    Northgate Information Solutions’ HR division has been renamed NorthgateArinso. The new name follows Northgate’s acquisition of Belgium-based HR outsourcing provider...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Domino’s buys in HR support with £1m contract

    by Mike Berry 8 Apr 2008
    by Mike Berry 8 Apr 2008

    Business consultancy MJL Group has signed a £1m deal with Domino’s Pizza to provide HR and health and safety support.The...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Northgate HR wins contract for Racing Post Group

    by Gareth Vorster 31 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 31 Mar 2008

    Software provider Northgate HR has won a contract to provide a fully-managed service for Racing Post Group, including the delivery...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Union calls for halt as London borough relocates jobs to Manchester

    by Greg Pitcher 26 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 26 Feb 2008

    Fears that hundreds of jobs at a London council will be moved to northern England have been expressed by an...

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