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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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    Ex-pats in Spain to fill gaps for UK businesses as remote workers

    by Louisa Peacock 19 Feb 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 19 Feb 2008

    Ex-pats living in Spain are being recruited and trained to work as remote telemarketing staff for English businesses because there...

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    Economic slowdown to prompt greater use of outsourced human resources

    by Greg Pitcher 19 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 19 Feb 2008

    Human resources outsourcing is likely to increase if the current economic slowdown continues, according to experts.National Outsourcing Association chairman Martyn Hart...

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    Dartford becomes first UK council to outsource complete HR function

    by Gareth Vorster 14 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 14 Feb 2008

    Dartford Borough Council has become the first in the UK to outsource its entire HR and payroll function.The council aims...

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    Zeda’s collapse sparks fears for Midland HR’s future

    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2008

    Fears over the future of personnel services firm Midland HR grew last week after sister company Zeda was put into...

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    Have a rant: Outsourcing

    by sue proud 11 Feb 2008
    by sue proud 11 Feb 2008

    Last week’s news story about the decentralisation of NHS human resources work (NHS HR outsourcing plans fall down after ‘wobble’...

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    NHS human resources outsourcing and shared services plans fall down after ‘wobble’ in market

    by Louisa Peacock 4 Feb 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 4 Feb 2008

    NHS HR staff can breathe a sigh of relief after widespread outsourcing of their roles was ruled out by a...

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    RBS signs up Ceridian to provide global employee assistance programme

    by Mike Berry 1 Feb 2008
    by Mike Berry 1 Feb 2008

    Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has signed a new five-year, multi-million pound deal with Ceridian for the supply of one...

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    Jim McKenna plans to leave LogicaCMG after settng up new global outsourcing unit

    by Gareth Vorster 28 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 28 Jan 2008

    Jim McKenna, chief operating officer at outsourcing firm LogicaCMG, is to leave during the second half of 2008 to pursue...

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    Unite seeks consultation over Capita closure job losses

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Jan 2008

    Unions have demanded ‘meaningful consultation’ after outsourcing provider Capita confirmed it is to close its site in Wythall, Birmingham, with...

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    Shell riles unions with IT outsourcing plan

    by Personnel Today 10 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 10 Jan 2008

    Royal Dutch Shell is on a collision course with trade union Amicus over redundancy packages for thousands of IT staff.Personnel...

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    Outsourcing human resources: Personnel Today interviews Wayne Story, managing director, Capita HR Solutions

    by Greg Pitcher 8 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 8 Jan 2008

    With 2008 set to be a big year for the profession, outsourcing will be high on every human resources director’s...

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    Top Dutch telecoms giant outsources HR to LogicaCMG

    by Mike Berry 3 Jan 2008
    by Mike Berry 3 Jan 2008

    Leading Dutch telecoms provider KPN has signed a £29.7m deal with outsourcing company LogicaCMG.The contract will see LogicaCMG take over...

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    HR outsourcing (HRO) – an in-depth guide

    by Personnel Today 3 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 3 Jan 2008

    Latest news on HR outsourcing from  http://feeds.reedbusiness.co.uk/1ff87fcb-2241-4e55-aa57-1a070896d0e6/Personnel%20Today/HR%20outsourcing%20-%20all%20articles.xml View all our HR outsourcing articles HR outsourcing (also known as HRO) is the...

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    Human resources outsourcing increase set to boost Capita HR Solutions profits

    by Personnel Today 2 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 2 Jan 2008

    A renewed surge in human resources outsourcing will help provider Capita HR Solutions beat its record-busting 2006 in 2007 and...

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    Outsourcing providers offer human resources graduates better start on career path

    by Greg Pitcher 13 Dec 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 13 Dec 2007

    Human resources graduates will increasingly be looking to start their careers at outsourcing providers rather than in-house departments, a leading...

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