HRO
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Paychex vs. ADP
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For the vast majority of employers, Paychex is a viable option. If you have followed my blog with interest, and find the players I generally talk about to be…
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Mercer HRO takes off
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Well, I was wrong again. I really thought the Mercer SynHRgy merger was going to be a flop. In fact, I was fully convinced that Mercer would spin the…
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McKinsey on Global Outsourcing
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It ain’t so bad as we think. McKinsey Global put out a new study basically stating that the ability of organizations to outsource is slower than we think. The…
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ADP’s SAP platform comes to North America
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I’ve been hinting that ADP would go to SAP globally for HR/PR. The U.S. and central/south America will be the last ones, but here’s a press release saying Asia,…
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Just a couple of HRO news notes
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New press release from EquaTerra who apparently did a new BPO study. Basically it says that the majority of BPO (includes HRO and FAO) clients are satisfied with their…
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HRO Rumors
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This is off the street with no substantive documentation. Word is that Hewitt is being shopped by the investment bankers. I’m not sure who can put up the cash,…
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HRO update
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This is actually an Indian update on the HRO market, but it has some interesting facts and opinions. First off, I had no idea that Hewitt was creating an…
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How to make outsourcing work for you
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An HR.com article written by a Dave Carlson from Mercer HR notes that “Teaming up with a compatible partner can make a tough job easier .“ (unfortunately you need…
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HR Market Health & Vendor Updates
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This info is now old (May 17), but I always find it interesting to see how vendors are doing. HRmarketer.blogspot.com has a quarterly review of some trends. Here are…
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Outsourcing and Strategic HR
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Andrew wrote a nice piece about outsourcers and how they have to change their “look” in order to succeed in the future. To quote him, Business service providers need…
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HR Technology News notes
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I just got done saying how nobody out there in HRO could really implement international payroll in a single platform. There are exceptions out there of course, but I…
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Recruitment Process Outsourcing
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I’m not totally sure what the difference is between RPO and hiring a headhunter. Perhaps there is more technology invloved, but a headhunter does many of the same functions….
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HRO and non-cost decision drivers
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First of all, if you have never looked here – check out Cap Gemeni’s library. So Cap Gemeni comes out with a survey that organizations looking to outsource really…
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SAP and HRO platforms
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A few weeks ago I stated I thought SAP would end up being the default HRMS platform for HRO/BPO vendors. Looks like they have started the ball rolling. Instead…
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IBM’s inability to capitalize on HRO
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Well, maybe tier inability to capitalize on IT services and BPO in general seem to have tripped up the entire stock market, and especially the U.S. market. IBM has…
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HRO executives expect consolidation
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All the major HRO players are saying their sales pipelines are full. The problem is that competition is making the revenues per employee per year drop substantially, and margins…
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BrassRing and staffing HRO
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I thought it would be a cool thing to spotlight either vendor services or software functionality every now and then. Generally I won’t look at “the normal stuff” but…
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Single sourcing HRO?
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What’s up with HRO vendors revisited. As sort of a follow-up to my last post on HR Consultancies, here’s an interesting article about HRO and the wisdom of single…
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Implementation glitches and huge clients
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Apparently Fidelity’s benefit administration services division screwed up 22,000 GM employees and retirees who no longer have benefits (temporarily). Now, I don’t usually comment on benefits administration, but as…
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HRO prices going down for small business
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This Inc. article is a nice review of costs of HRO for smaller businesses. Although I really don’t focus on small business, it’s difficult to provide economies of scale…