Thread: Massive Offshoring Caused Brits to Layoff 500,000

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Britain will cut half a million jobs, raise the retirement age and slash welfare as part of an unprecedented cost-cutting drive announced on Wednesday that will test the strength of the economy and the government.


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Originally Posted by millere

Britain will cut half a million jobs, raise the retirement age and slash welfare as part of an unprecedented cost-cutting drive announced on Wednesday that will test the strength of the economy and the government...

...except if you work in India:

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Government offshores £600m pension processing to India
Tata beats Logica to the new contract

By Leo King | Computerworld UK | Published 12:00, 03 March 10

The government is set to sign a 10-year deal with Tata Consultancy Services, worth approximately £600 million, which will see the majority of processing jobs on a new pensions scheme located in India.

Some 60 percent of the back office administration and IT staff will be located offshore, as the Nest scheme for low to middle income households prepares for a 2012 launch. They will then continue the work as the scheme continues in operation. Public facing and data storage staff will be located in the UK.

Logica had also been in the running for the work, but withdrew in November. The contract will be formally signed in a fortnight.

The planned signing of the deal so close to an election immediately drew fire from the Conservative party, which said it had expected the contracted to be finalised after June. Nigel Waterson, Conservative pension spokesperson, told the Financial Times he was “taken abackâ€