Almost a decade and a half ago, a few companies capitalized on Internet technologies to ship work out of the US to countries with cheap labor. Over the last few years, Internet technology, aided by the current economic times, has helped a few fast-growing US companies to successfully compete with the offshore model developed in [...]
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SMEs urged to outsource Given cutthroat competition in the global and domestic markets, the country’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should out-source part of their work as this would not only reduce costs but more importantly help them meet client demands, industry experts said yesterday. The outsourcing options for SMEs are countless, said Myrna C. [...]
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People who can chose their own working hours enjoy better physical and mental health, a report has suggested. Researchers for the Cochrane Library found employees who had control of their hours could have better blood pressure and heart rates. Its review of 10 studies of more than 16,000 people also said it might have a [...]
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