Standard Life to boot out 100 IT contractors

**Troll** · 2 September 2010, 08:24

Originally posted by vandiss View Post

Another whack for the Scottish finance sector...

Standard Life to axe 500 jobs at Edinburgh office - Herald Scotland | News | Home News

I was in there last year. They were only offering 3 month contracts, so not much security at all...

Usual stop/go management - sack the contractors- instant hit on reducing costs, let the permies fook it up , get the contractors back in to fix the fook up......nothing to see here, move along

& if you want security you're in the wrong job

& it's in Scotland so I care even less

& I'm a shareholder so I applaud this decision

HTH

**minestrone** · 2 September 2010, 08:26

I left there recently. Glad I did, place was crap.

Spoke to someone last night, looks like they will be moving everything offshore.

**swamp** · 2 September 2010, 08:38

Originally posted by minestrone View Post

I left there recently. Glad I did, place was crap.

Spoke to someone last night, looks like they will be moving everything offshore.

Lots of contract work in a few years' time then.

**mrdonuts** · 2 September 2010, 08:39

http://forums.contractoruk.com/busin...umbrellas.html

is this an abuse of ICT, my understanding was they needed a company to do this, not dodgyagents, no offence intended to dodgyagent

**minestrone** · 2 September 2010, 08:55

Originally posted by swamp View Post

Lots of contract work in a few years' time then.

*shudders*

**d000hg** · 2 September 2010, 09:10

Originally posted by Troll View Post

Usual stop/go management - bring in arrogant contractors as expensive 'gurus' to show permies how it's done - contractors charge a fortune and spend all day on internet forums talking about how great they are, company screwed, throws contractors out......nothing to see here, move along

**northernladuk** · 2 September 2010, 09:59

Originally posted by Troll View Post

Usual stop/go management - sack the contractors- instant hit on reducing costs, let the permies fook it up , get the contractors back in to fix the fook up......nothing to see here, move along

HTH

You don't 'sack' contractors.. duhhhh..

</pedant off>

That aside Troll is right. Barclays is a perfect example where they walked all 700+ contractors off site last Decemeber and now they can't take them back on fast enough.

**Troll** · 2 September 2010, 11:04

Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

You don't 'sack' contractors.. duhhhh..

</pedant off>

That aside Troll is right. Barclays is a perfect example where they walked all 700+ contractors off site last Decemeber and now they can't take them back on fast enough.

You fookin pedant

**HairyArsedBloke** · 2 September 2010, 11:27

The BBC are reporting RBS kicking 3,500 staff out including 1000 in IT.

Good, less public sector workers is what we need.

Standard Life to boot out 100 IT contractors