Lower-skilled and process-based jobs in the UK remain vulnerable in the face of continued popularity of business process outsourcing (BPO) to central and eastern European countries, according to research published today by professional services firm Towers Watson.
The General Industry Compensation Report shows that despite the fast economic development of many countries such as Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary, wages for low-skill business functions still remain between two and four times lower than their UK equivalents.
The report revealed despite high wages in the UK, compared to central and eastern Europe, wages for commonly outsourced roles are even higher in other Western European countries.
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All of this talk of outsourcing reminds me of a funny novel I just read called BASTARDO, about a customer service manager who gets outsourced by cheaper Mexican labor, but instead of taking it he does something nuts and goes to Mexico to ruin the life of the guy who took his job. I don’t propose that, but when faced with outsourcing what exactly can one do? Take it, or go all “bastardo” on somebody?
Posted by thearchivest | March 8, 2013, 11:48 am