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Jobs of the future: No office, no paycheque
Comment Andy Mulholland, global chief technology officer of Capgemini, believes the status quo will change and the daily commute will disappear: "Workers offering the right expertise will become detached from a set location. [08 Oct 2008]
Back to reality for Bangalore
Comment Departmental stores sport 'sale' signs every other week as credit-card-happy tech workers are cooling off consumption. In a city where residential communities like Silver Manor, Golden Enclave and Platinum City sprouted... [30 Sep 2008]
Indian outsourcers haemorrhaging staff
News Indian outsourcers are facing record staff turnover according to a new report, with companies struggling to hold onto bonus-hungry workers. The report blames lower and less attractive short term bonuses - worth about... [05 Sep 2008]
£400m outsourcing deal faces employment tribunal
News The dispute revolves around the transfer of 1,500 local government jobs in Somerset - including more than 130 IT workers as well as finance, HR, property procurement and contact staff - to a joint venture company... [06 Aug 2008]
China key to Indian IT growth
News He said Satyam is working with Indian campuses and teaching facilities to ensure lower skilled workers are being taught the right skills. China will be a key part of Indian outsourcing giant Satyam's plans to create... [21 Apr 2008]
Shell accused of keeping staff in dark over job losses
News Office insights… Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts? You're not alone… Health warning... [03 Apr 2008]
EDS IT failure fingered for "unacceptable" tax credit delays
News IT problems were also an underlying cause of the national insurance top-up fiasco that led to millions of low-paid workers facing shortfalls in state pensions because they were not sent notices warning them they needed... [24 Jul 2003]
MoD unveils £4bn outsourcing shortlist
News Up to 1,900 defence staff could be affected by the introduction of DII but the MoD said it does not yet have accurate figures on how many workers will be transferred to suppliers or made redundant. The Ministry of... [26 Jun 2003]
The £15bn IR IT cock-up - is there worse to come?
Comment The run of botched government IT projects continued today with the admission by the Inland Revenue that problems with the introduction of a new computer system in 1998 led to a shortfall in national insurance payments for 10 million... [15 May 2003]
Inland Revenue 'glitch' creates £15bn pension crisis
News Problems in switching over to a new system meant up to a third of UK workers were not sent reminders for five years between 1997 and 2001 warning them they needed to top up their national insurance contributions. [15 May 2003]
That'll do nicely: IBM seals $4bn Amex deal
News IBM will also take 2,000 American Express IT workers onto its payroll, cutting costs further for the credit card giant. American Express is hoping to slash its IT budget, which runs to hundreds of millions of dollars, by... [26 Feb 2002]
Sun: It doesn't shine anymore
News Sun expects to add 500 people to its payroll but will reduce the number of contractors and other temporary workers. Sun revealed profit for the third quarter ended 1 April was down 43 per cent on the last quarter. [20 Apr 2001]
