From the past year we’ve identified 3 tips important to making outsourcing a success: Tip 1. Select a large Outsourcing services provider who has plenty of experience in the marketplace, and plenty of resources to allow you to expand. Whilst the newer comers into the Outsourcing space might seem attractive, the lower cost usually comes at a price. The lack …
Offshore workers not equal: the importance of a good due diligence.
More recently we’ve been blogging about the desire of offshore labour providers (offshoring) to have above market remuneration and conditions, which allows them to pass on the (hidden) cost of these conditions to the client, usually the Australian accounting firm. We were recently exchanging communication with an offshore services provider in the Philippines recently related to our blog on Offshore labour …
Do Offshore BPO workers have the last laugh?
We were reading some reviews the other day of some of the Offshore workers comments on various review sites. Sites such as glassdoor.com, indeed.com or jobstreet.com can give some excellent reviews not only of the working conditions in the company, but also whether employees think they are getting a fair deal. The “fair deal” includes not only remuneration, but the …
Why outsourcing is critical for your retirement nest egg
I spotted this interesting article last year on an investment site, where some 48 experts have been asked the question: “How much money do you need to retire ?”, and for our accounting brains that are used to answers down to 2 decimal places, the answers are pretty shocking. The short answer is “it depends”, and the range of amounts …
Are fixed salaries and full-time workers soon to be a thing of the past?
Flexibility. It’s coming faster than you think. And for those resisting change, it might be time to think about re-structuring salary remuneration in line with the times in order to retain outstanding talent. The Gig economy pushes towards temporary, flexible jobs are commonplace and companies tend toward hiring independent contractors and freelancers instead of full-time employees. And though it might …