We recently had a group of Australian accounting directors confide in us their top 12 outsourcing fears. As conveyed to Odyssey, here are the top 12: 1. Ethical issues. Is there going to be a lack of support from other directors, staff, and customers. Are any of these parties worried about jobs moving offshore. Will this lead to motivational issues, …
Will the rise of the Gig economy hit Australian compliance, or outsourcing?
It was interesting to note the Australian economists remarking on the Australian economy earlier this year note that in January there was a 16k increase in employment consisting of a 50k drop in full-time employment and a 66k increase in part-time work. At that time the economists were estimating a 20k increase in employment. It’s interesting to think further on …
The (Accounting) Outsourcing/Offshoring.. Firm of the Future…Part 2.
With the competition for offshoring and outsourcing heating up, we thought it might be a good time to look at the future of offshoring and outsourcing. Last week we look at the trends we believe will impact the future of work completed offshore. Taking these trends into account, we put down our thoughts on what these trends actually mean for …
The (Accounting) Outsourcing/Offshoring.. Firm of the Future…Part 1
With the competition for offshoring and outsourcing heating up, we thought it might be a good time to look at the future of offshoring and outsourcing. In looking at the firm of the future, there are several obvious recent trends that will impact the future of work completed offshore. Amongst these trends are: Mobility of workforce. Previously many foreign students …
Offshoring is Bloody hard
We spoke to an accounting firm and they were talking to us about their experience in the Philippines. They were talking to the Odyssey as they were having a person going on maternity leave and wanted something initially temporary in place, but it might grow to be full time. They’d hear about the Odyssey at a conference last year from …