Contractors who are working in the UK’s IT industry could be among those to be affected by outsourcing trends.
The latest Labour Market Outlook survey From the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has revealed that a number of UK firms are planning to outsource jobs abroad this year.
According to the report, ten per cent of all companies are looking to outsource their workload to different countries.
In the IT sector this number rises to 41 per cent, with many firms opting to outsource work to India and eastern Europe.
More than half of the firms (51 per cent) who said they are planning to use foreign workers said they would relocate to India, while 37 per cent are to opt for eastern European nations.
Gerwyn Davies, CIPD public policy adviser and author of the report, said “Despite rising unemployment, employers are still struggling to recruit the people they need and we are turning abroad to plug the gap.
“To help minimise further outsourcing of jobs abroad, the government needs to do all it can to curb rising wage costs. A good start would be abandoning the national insurance contribution increase, planned for 2011.”
Source:http://www.brookson.co.uk/news-and-press/19625287/contractors-could-be-affected-by-outsourcing-rise.aspx
