| Dos and don’ts... outsourcing payroll |
Customers don’t always rate their outsourcing payroll service highly after the initial implementation stages. So how can you minimise the risks? Anna Scott gives some tips
Date: 05 November 2009
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| Flying start |
Whether your company is gearing up for take-off or still grounded, having the right people in place at the right time is crucial. And that’s where recruitment process outsourcing comes in, writes Joy Persaud
Date: 05 November 2009
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| Out of the ordinary |
Big outsourcing contracts have been replaced by smaller deals focused on less traditional tasks, such as mediation and staff surveys. Hashi Syedain finds out more
Date: 05 November 2009
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| Shaping up or shipping out? |
It’s difficult to identify an over-arching pattern in the post-recession outsourcing landscape. Instead, several mini-trends help build a picture of an industry that’s quietly weathering the storm. Andy Allen reports
Date: 05 November 2009
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| Small yet perfectly formed |
SMEs are getting in on the outsourcing act, using it to obtain valuable expertise and to free overstretched managers from dealing with personnel issues. By Hashi Syedain
Date: 05 November 2009
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| Border crossing |
Appointing a single provider to handle recruitment globally has encouraged Credit Suisse staff to move across frontiers. Carly Chynoweth reports
Date: 20 March 2008
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| No pain, no gain |
Outsourcing is hard and can come unstuck, but there are still good reasons to persevere. That was the message from HR professionals at our recent round table. Hashi Syedain reports
Date: 20 March 2008
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| Right on the money |
Providers of global payroll services promise to cut costs and streamline processes. But with so many suppliers in the market, how does an employer hit the bullseye with the perfect partner? Rebecca Johnson looks at three major players
Date: 20 March 2008
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| Should HR branch out? |
With so many conflicting arguments about whether outsourcing is a good idea, it’s hard for HR decision-makers to choose. Peter Reilly helps out
Date: 20 March 2008
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| Taught in the act |
Managing a global multi-process outsourcing contract must be one of the biggest challenges for HR professionals. Jane Pickard asks two what lessons they have learnt
Date: 20 March 2008
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| Tortoise beats hare |
The HR outsourcing market may be slow-moving but, as the tortoise found, a considered, persevering plod could be the best game plan.
Date: 20 March 2008
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| Town haul |
Local authorities are leading the rest of the public sector in embracing HR outsourcing – showing that the public-private divide can be successfully bridged. Hashi Syedain reports
Date: 20 March 2008
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| A slippery concept |
It's hard to pin down a precise definition of recruitment process outsourcing – with some industry insiders even suggesting that it doesn't exist. Who should you believe?
Date: 22 February 2007
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| All-inclusive deal |
The need to comply with US legislation drove the UK arm of Chevron into a highly complex payroll contract. So was there devil in the detail?
Date: 22 February 2007
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| Free to fly |
So you've hived off HR administration into a service centre and created business partners who are free to "be strategic". But do they know where to start?
Date: 22 February 2007
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| How to...draw up a contract |
Many outsourcing agreements fail because the service description was insufficiently documented, so read on to find out how to ensure that yours doesn’t go topsy-turvy
Date: 22 February 2007
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| One giant leap... |
Last summer, Unilever and Accenture signed one of the biggest global HR outsourcing deals. Reg Bull and Malcolm Howard, who are implementing the contract, face up to the challenges ahead
Date: 22 February 2007
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| Soft, strong and set to live long |
For Kimberly-Clark, the company behind Andrex and its puppies, a foray into recruitment outsourcing has proved that it’s not just toilet-roll slogans that have staying power
Date: 22 February 2007
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| Spring in its step |
Directors contemplating HR outsourcing are in good company – although the market is still quite immature, it is blooming fast
Date: 22 February 2007
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| Talking your language |
Outsourcers have devised some colourful terms and puzzling acronyms to describe its activities. HROA Europe puts them into plain English
Date: 22 February 2007
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| Voices of experience |
From contracts to conversations, the art of HR outsourcing spans many skills, which panellists at a PM round table had to learn the hard way
Date: 22 February 2007
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| Bridge the divide |
So what’s it like to go through an HR outsourcing transformation? Some battle-hardened veterans revealed their scars at a round table hosted by PM
Date: 23 February 2006
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| Changing rolls |
Large firms are showing growing interest in outsourcing payroll across Europe’s frontiers. But is this always the best way to cut costs?
Date: 23 February 2006
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| Children of the revolution |
The HR outsourcing business has attracted some bright minds and big personalities – people who believe they are in the vanguard of change. We spoke to a small sample about how they got where they are today
Date: 23 February 2006
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| Hire power |
Picking out the best people takes time and money – no wonder some companies are handing it all over to an expert provider
Date: 23 February 2006
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| Multiple choice |
It takes two to tango. But for many organisations, outsourcing their HR function bears more resemblance to leading a country reel with several partners in tow.
Date: 23 February 2006
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| Out of the question? |
Still wondering if HR outsourcing is right for you? Consult our ‘outsourceometer’ to find out. Simply answer the questions below, add up your score and check out what it says about your outsourcing needs
Date: 23 February 2006
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| School’s out |
Training process outsourcing is a big, scary step – and only a handful of firms have made the leap. We spoke to one company that felt the fear but did it anyway
Date: 23 February 2006
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| Street smart |
A pick-and-mix approach to HR outsourcing may dominate the SME market. But some firms in the sector are signing up to large-scale deals
Date: 23 February 2006
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