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Why Senator Schumer’s proposed call center tax is detrimental and unproductive for the US economy
When is comes to "bringing US jobs back onshore", we repeatedly seem to get all sorts of legislation that, quite simply, is focused on restricting our busineses' competitiveness, when we should be looking at helping them invest in new talent and entrepreneurialism, rather than penalizing them for trying to be competitive in today's global environmentRead More
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A US onshore view of Schumer’s offshore-tax proposals: “A no-win approach for tapping the strength of the US-based outsourcing industry”
The majority of the viewpoints convey concern and confusion regarding the implications of Senator Schumer's proposals. However, one opinion does standout, coming from a gentleman called Skip Womack, who heads up the US onshore IT outsourcing provider, Advantage Outsourcing, based in Wichita, in the Midwest. Read More
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Why Chuck needs to get the chop
Senator Charles E. Schumer, not content with ludicrous attempts to tax the US consumer for taking an offshore call, has continued his personal tirade against the use of offshore services, by pushing through legislation to add a further $2,000 tax for an H-1B visa application, and $2,250 more for an L-1 visa applicationRead More
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Clarifying the Chucky chop shop issue: what should the US government do?
What options could the US government consider, if it wants to "stop" Indian IT services firms bringing temporary IT staff over to the US, and create an environment for fostering onshore technology employment and innovation?Read More
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President Trump is the death-knell for traditional offshore outsourcing… as we know it
The election of Mr Trump to the Oval just hammered in the final nail in the coffin for the legacy IT outsourcing marketRead More
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Cog and Gen getting it on? Naaaahhhhh
Lots of frantic noise this week that Cog has been making romantic overtones to Genpact - with India's press jumping on speculation. Like any other industry observer, you can certainly see lots of romantic potential here - Wall Street's darlings of BPO and ADM tying the knot to frighten the life out of Accenture, IBM, Infosys et al. HoweverI'm afraid this one just ain't gonna happen anytime soonRead More
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Merriam-Webster to remove the term Outsourcing for IT and Business Services
Pressure from buyers to create more accurate terminology for what we commonly, but incorrectly, term as "outsourcing" for IT and business processes has spurred dictionary publisher, Merriam-Webster, to remove the term in their next editionRead More
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It is time to stop doing nothing. It is time to act. We must support H.R. 8.
Senators must move forward on this years-long legislative effort that would require background checks on all gun sales: H.R. 8.Read More
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2017: The year of the “BandAid Economy” as the new digital world gets smarter and the old one just gets dumber
2017 will be the year of the “BandAid Economy” as legacy businesses fizzle out and smart digital businesses emergeRead More
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Innovation starts at the… cube farm
A recent discussion with Accenture sparked the thinking at HfS with regards to how the introduction of new ideas and investments to the delivery center floor plays another important role in this transformation journey towards “progressive outsourcing”Read More