Norton Rose Fulbright is set to make redundancies in the UK as it moves 170 jobs to the Philippines.
5% of the firm's business services jobs are to be relocated to a new 'global service centre' in Manila by September. It will cover marketing, business development, HR, learning & development, knowledge management, libraries, document production, finance, IT, and compliance functions, meaning staff in most NRF support terms have good cause to be nervous.
COO Mark Whitley said the firm made the decision "after a thorough review of the delivery of our world-wide business service model". Most large firms are looking to offshore work in some way to improve efficiency and boost profits, and foreign support centres are the latest thing. Last week DLA Piper confirmed it was making 200 non-fee-earners redundant in the UK as part of a plan to transfer its business support roles to Warsaw. And Dentons has just announced that it is following DLA to Warsaw and axing 50 support staff roles in the UK. It's a dangerous time to be a non fee-earner at an international firm.
Whitley said the firm was having to take "some tough decisions regarding our people", but insisted that "we will do everything we can to provide support to those affected". 'Tough decisions' means 'redundancies', and a consultation process is set to begin shortly. Unlike DLA and Dentons, the firm declined to confirm how many jobs are at risk.
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5% of the firm's business services jobs are to be relocated to a new 'global service centre' in Manila by September. It will cover marketing, business development, HR, learning & development, knowledge management, libraries, document production, finance, IT, and compliance functions, meaning staff in most NRF support terms have good cause to be nervous.
COO Mark Whitley said the firm made the decision "after a thorough review of the delivery of our world-wide business service model". Most large firms are looking to offshore work in some way to improve efficiency and boost profits, and foreign support centres are the latest thing. Last week DLA Piper confirmed it was making 200 non-fee-earners redundant in the UK as part of a plan to transfer its business support roles to Warsaw. And Dentons has just announced that it is following DLA to Warsaw and axing 50 support staff roles in the UK. It's a dangerous time to be a non fee-earner at an international firm.
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Whitley said the firm was having to take "some tough decisions regarding our people", but insisted that "we will do everything we can to provide support to those affected". 'Tough decisions' means 'redundancies', and a consultation process is set to begin shortly. Unlike DLA and Dentons, the firm declined to confirm how many jobs are at risk.
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you bet it will affect the rich bosses. It means more £££ for the partners. Yay! And as for those 170 finding better jobs, maybe the partners can use their increased profits to employ them as cleaners, chauffeurs and valets? Happy times!
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Truly, the people who get those jobs will be "bossing the dolla" in the Philippines!
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