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Clarifying the Chucky chop shop issue:  what should the US government do?

Clarifying the Chucky chop shop issue: what should the US government do?

By Phil Fersht on August 22, 2010

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?

Posted in Business | Tagged Chop Shop, Current Affairs, Horses For Sources, Immigration reform, Infosys, Outsourcing and Politics, Schumer, Sourcing Best Practises, The Future of Outsourcing | 5 Responses

Why Chuck needs to get the chop

Why Chuck needs to get the chop

By Phil Fersht on August 17, 2010

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 application.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged BPO, Current Affairs, Employment, H-1B visa, Horses For Sources, Information technology, Infosys, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, offshore, Outsourcing, Outsourcing and Politics, Outsourcing Vendors, Schumer, The Future of Outsourcing, United States

A US onshore view of Schumer’s offshore-tax proposals:  “A no-win approach for tapping the strength of the US-based outsourcing industry”

A US onshore view of Schumer’s offshore-tax proposals: “A no-win approach for tapping the strength of the US-based outsourcing industry”

By Phil Fersht on June 16, 2010

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, …

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged BPO, Horses For Sources, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, offshoring, Outsourcing, Outsourcing and Politics, Phil Fersht, Schumer, The Future of Outsourcing | 1 Response

Why Senator Schumer’s proposed call center tax is detrimental and unproductive for the US economy

Why Senator Schumer’s proposed call center tax is detrimental and unproductive for the US economy

By Phil Fersht on June 4, 2010

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 entrep…

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged BPO, Call Center, Current Affairs, fersht, Horses For Sources, Outsourcing, Outsourcing and Politics, Schumer, US Economy | 1 Response

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