Much is written in the media about the 'slave wages' and sweat shops of Asia. This concept is outdated and virtually irrelevant when it comes to skilled 'white collar' roles offshore. When it comes to offshore labour, there are two key ethical concepts that tend to...
Here is an interesting question sent to us recently, and my response: Hi.. I finished reading your book today.. It was a great read! A bit of an eye opener for what lays ahead.. But that info will enable people to better prepare for it...
Right now for small and medium Australian businesses who set up offshore, there is usually little in the way of industry compliance checking of the offshore operation with regards to areas like data security, privacy legislation, and staff training. There are exceptions of course, banking...
Easy Offshore provides workshops here in Australia, and also takes clients on customised or group tours of 3 cities in The Philippines. https://easyoffshore.com.au/index.php/offshore-news/workshops As reported in the Courier Mail 8th Feb 2014 IT entrepreneur and outsourcing guru Scott Linden Jones said about 25,000 Australian roles were exported to...
WHETHER YOUR AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS IS JUST STARTING TO EXPLORE THE CONCEPT OF HAVING "WHITE-COLLAR" TASKS DONE OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA, OR YOU HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTING FOR SOME TIME, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TIMES AND HUGE SAVINGS WHEN IT COMES TO OFFSHORING....
I did a presentation for 60 of PWCs top QLD clients two months ago around the topic of micro-globalism and global-resourcing. It was well received and PWC purchased my book for all of them as well. One of PWCs partners spoke about their offshore teams...
Easy Offshore does NOT currently recommend any of these locations for our clients, but its an interesting article that gives you a sense of the future evolution of micro-globalism. http://www.cio.com.au/article/452604/6_hot_offshore_it_outsourcing_markets_offer_new_options/?fp=16&fpid=1 When you think of offshore IT outsourcing, you think of India. Of course, "having all of your IT...
http://m.adelaidenow.com.au/business/sa-business-journal/fyfe-looks-offshore-for-more-growth/story-e6fredel-1226575603188 By the end of the year, Fyfe will have made significant progress on its two-pronged offshoring strategy, including reducing costs by offering engineering services from low-cost centres in Asia and exporting its expertise in the gas sector to the potentially lucrative North American shale gas...
A strategy report we prepared today for a business with 15 staff identified a $700,000 saving over 3 years from setting up an offshore team and hiring their next five staff members in the Philippines. This was after the costs of switching to a Private Cloud...
The Sydney Morning Herald has been leaked information on a plan to reduce costs in BCC by using offshoring. ...