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India rebuts work visa 'abuse' allegations
News Most of those - 79 per cent - were granted to Indian IT workers being transferred to work on contracts in the UK, prompting allegations from the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (Atsco) that some of the Indian offshore outsourcing... [26 Feb 2007]
UK tech visas increase by a third
News Intra-company transfers accounted for three-quarters of all the work permits granted and Atsco claims some companies are using this to import cheap labour from overseas rather than use UK IT workers - a phenomenon dubbed "onshore offshoring". [20 Feb 2007]
UK firms importing thousands of cheap techies from India
News Ann Swain, CEO of ATSCo, said in a statement: "Skills shortages continue to be a major pull factor in bringing foreign IT workers to the UK, but the concern is that some organisations may be taking advantage of the visa system to import cheap... [21 Nov 2005]
IT recruitment firms go on the jumble sale trestle tables
News IT recruitment trade association ATSCo is forecasting a rush of mergers and acquisitions among IT recruitment companies as the economic downturn takes its toll on the sector. The downturn could see venture capitalists flocking to snap up bargain... [25 Sep 2001]
