Thedelldays Posted 2 June, 2011 Share Posted 2 June, 2011 brummy council are about to out source hundreds of IT jobs to India... should this be allowed to happen..? should people in birmingham (no matter what colour or creed) get made redundant for someone in india to do their job over there..? dune, thoughts.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 2 June, 2011 Share Posted 2 June, 2011 I would have posted my first thoughts, but it would have resulted in an infraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 2 June, 2011 Share Posted 2 June, 2011 It's ironic that at a time when call centres are being brought back to the UK a tory council decides to lay off 70 staff and use India! Could have just out sourced to Smethwick, just as many Indians there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 2 June, 2011 Share Posted 2 June, 2011 Part of a major political trend - privatise public services to reduce costs and eliminate unionised protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 2 June, 2011 Share Posted 2 June, 2011 This isn't local - it's Birmingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976_Child Posted 2 June, 2011 Share Posted 2 June, 2011 (edited) No way should this happen. It is a classic case of making every decision based upon raw monetary accounting only. Employment is not just about earning money. It is a basic human need to feel 'useful'. As a parallel, short-sighted councils will quickly cut back on funding for parks. Small horticulturist and landscape businesses who used to beautify the common, public spaces in a town will be cut back. The result? Less expenditure. On paper. However, in times of economic hardship families cut back on paid-for entertainment and yet still need someone to go play. There is a direct correlation between the quality of public spaces and general 'happiness' levels. One of human-kind's greatest failings is to make our most important decisions based upon monetary accounting only. A more holistic accountancy is required to give value to those things which can not be quantified. Back to outsourcing to India, or more general 'off-shoring'. When the first firms in the USA began to off-shore production they immediately turned in better profit numbers as their products were being made cheaper and their customers could buy more of them. Costs down and sales up! Every CEO's wet dream. However, as more and more firms started to send well paid jobs over seas a funny thing started to happen. The marginal increase in profitability set against the marginal increase in sales resulting from cheaper prices started to contract. Explanation? Real median wages since the out-sourcing began in the early 80s have fallen. Why? Because the high paid jobs have been shipped over seas! Beware the unintended consequences of feedback loops. So, stuff the BNP's position on out-sourcing. It is just poor economics. EDIT: and don't get me started on those feking automatic check-out machines in supermarkets. Edited 2 June, 2011 by 1976_Child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 2 June, 2011 Share Posted 2 June, 2011 Some Indian call centres are now 'outsourcing' to the States as the labour rates are cheaper ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 2 June, 2011 Share Posted 2 June, 2011 Surely not in Cameron's Britain!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNorthernSaints Posted 3 June, 2011 Share Posted 3 June, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/patrick-butler-cuts-blog/2011/may/20/court-rules-on-devasting-social-care-cuts Same council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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