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WEEE Directive Being Recast (2012)- What for the UK?

The WEEE directive was ratified into law by the European Union in 2003. Some three years later, the UK adopted the... Read more

30 January, 2012

Amazon's first tablet could appear next month

...in China and Mexico, and may open a plant in Brazil, where cheap labour is also available. Everybody expects that both tablets will run the... Read more

2 September, 2011

Rare earth embargo to set electronics prices soaring

...metals. China being China capitalised on its rich rare earth deposits and cheap labour to drive down prices to a point that nearly every mine... Read more

9 November, 2010

Romania vies for India's outsourcing crown

Romania and other Eastern European countries represent an untapped source of cheap IT labour, says a new report Read more

12 September, 2003 by Andy McCue

Rise in UK work permits sparks alarm

...the last year, raising fears the scheme is being abused to import cheap labour. Work Permits UK, the Home Office body responsible for visas, has... Read more

21 February, 2007 by Andy McCue

Fast-track visas: UK contractors hail 'victory'

A cheap labour loophole is closed as the government removes IT jobs from the... Read more

30 August, 2002 by Will Sturgeon

ebookers goes to India

Call centre contract heads offshore for cheap labour... Online travel agent ebookers is cutting costs by moving its call... Read more

3 April, 2002 by John Oates

India's salary growth threatens outsourcing

Rises in the wages paid to Indian IT workers could lead to the country pricing itself out of the offshore-outsourcing market Read more

5 April, 2004 by Mike Yamamoto

Decision Support Part Two: Outsourcing relationships don't stop at negotiations

Successful outsourcing relationships don't stop once the negotiations are over. Here's how to implement a governance process Read more

5 April, 2004 by Joe Santana

Decision Support Part One: Design outsourcing relationships that yield long-term ROI

Do you want to forge outsourcing relationships that will meet your short- and long-term ROI expectations? This two-part series will cover the basics of preparing the contract and planning for governance Read more

5 April, 2004 by Joe Santana

Adopting the Indian perspective

Nandan Nilekani is at the centre of one of the most controversial topics of debate stirring up the tech world: overseas outsourcing Read more

5 April, 2004 by Ed Frauenheim

European companies 'afraid of new tech'

...next "Quantum leap" in Wi-Fi. "If you think China is about cheap labour and outsourcing then you couldn't be more wrong," he added... Read more

2 March, 2004 by Andrew Donoghue

Union wades into offshoring row

In the face of what it sees as government inaction over offshoring, Amicus is to investigate the issue itself - and in the meantime, threaten industrial action against any organisations that cut UK jobs Read more

9 February, 2004 by Matt Loney

India rebuts work visa 'abuse' allegations

...outsourcing companies are abusing the intra-company transfers visa allowance to import cheap labour from overseas at the expense of UK IT workers. Ann Swain... Read more

26 February, 2007 by Andy McCue

Photos: Outsourcing to Russia

...and India. "Customers don't look at us as a vendor for cheap labour," he said. That said, even in Moscow - reportedly the world's... Read more

15 February, 2007 by Andy McCue

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