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News In the written evidence submitted to the committee, BA said: "A number of the issues were caused by the incorrect setup of the system for live operation by BAA or its contractors and by unexpected software errors.
[08 May 2008]
News EDS will be the operational integrator for the outsourcing contracts, with approximately 1,500 Shell IT staff and contractors to join EDS, spread throughout 65 countries; about 900 Shell staff transferring to T-Systems and 560 to AT&T.
[03 Apr 2008]
News About 2,960 Shell IT staff and contractors are expected to be transferred under the deal with AT&T, EDS and T-Systems, with Shell saying there will be "20-30 redundancies at worst". EDS will be the operational integrator for the contracts, with...
[31 Mar 2008]
News IT contractors are finding it harder to secure work, with the joblessness rate among temporary tech staff increasing - an ominous omen that the chill economic winds from the global credit crunch are starting to blow through the IT department.
[28 Mar 2008]
News If you have Oracle skills 2008 could be something of a jackpot year with contractors in short supply as demand ramps up over the next 12 months, says IT recruitment company Technojobs. The enterprise software giant has built up a head of steam over...
[27 Feb 2008]
News Breaches by third-party organisations such as outsourcers, contractors and business partners were reported by 38 per cent of respondents, and these breaches were also more expensive than breaches by the organisation itself, averaging £59 per...
[25 Feb 2008]
News IT contractors are upbeat about job prospects despite talk of a recession in the UK. Just nine per cent of contractors said they are very concerned about finding work in the current economic climate, according to research from IT recruitment...
[20 Feb 2008]
News It has been reported the outsourcing will affect about 3,200 Shell staff and contractors, about 10 per cent of whom are believed to be based in the UK, though Shell will not confirm exact numbers until the contracts have been signed.
[02 Jan 2008]
News IT heads prefer to use contractors in the short-term, while existing professionals can be trained up. As the year draws to a close, the UK's financial organisations are struggling to fend off economic downturn.
[17 Dec 2007]
News But another recent survey found the proportion of IT contractors in the FS sector is at its lowest level for more than three years. The UK economy may be shivering in chill winds from across the pond but demand for IT grads is still strong, a...
[23 Nov 2007]
News Lifestyle and flexible working benefits are the most important factors influencing IT staff to go freelance as contractors. More than a third (37 per cent) of 2,000 IT contractors quizzed by accounting services provider Giant Group said lifestyle...
[20 Nov 2007]
News Just 22 per cent of IT contractors are working in the sector, according to contractor services company giant group, which blames the recent credit crunch in the financial services industry. Expectations of jobs in the financial services sector have...
[31 Oct 2007]
News The high cost of hiring UK IT contractors is also an issue. Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has signed a $200m five-year deal with Indian IT company Patni. The deal is an extension of an existing four year relationship between the two...
[18 Oct 2007]
News The most common way of filling these skills gaps is through temporary workers with nearly 40 per cent of delegates using contractors or freelancers on fixed-term contracts. Almost half of UK tech departments are suffering from a shortage of project...
[16 Oct 2007]
News Demand for content and applications for the Apple iPhone will push up the cost of hiring IT contractors skilled in developing software for mobile devices when it is launched in the UK and Europe later this year.
[28 Aug 2007]
News Such shortages can be adequately filled by hiring contractors, according to the majority of respondents from the FS, public and retail sectors. The IT skills shortage is hitting the financial services industry hardest.
[28 Aug 2007]
News per cent are board directors per cent are IT directors per cent are IT consultants per cent are IT contractors per cent are IT managers per cent are network managers But bringing home the bacon is not just about being on the board - a sizeable...
[14 Aug 2007]
News Following a review which started in May of this year, Lloyds TSB is to outsource up to 110 IT roles, both staff and contractors, to offshore locations. Lloyds TSB Group IT director Darryl West said in a statement: "As a result of a review we've...
[09 Aug 2007]
News The SHAs will now turn to their existing contractors to provide the various services. Plans for Atos Healthcare to operate a number of diagnostic services for Strategic Health Authorities (SHA) in the South West and North West of England have been...
[26 Jul 2007]
News With around five years to go to the 2012 Olympic Games in London, demand for IT contractors for the event is accelerating. A survey of more than 1,500 IT contractors showed the number of IT contractors in the engineering and construction sector...
[26 Jul 2007]
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