RollOnFriday can exclusively reveal that DLA Piper is in negotiations to outsource its entire global IT department of more than 1,000 staff. That's despite assuring them all just weeks ago that their jobs were safe.
Insiders say that the firm is in talks with both Cap Gemini and Capita about offloading its IT support function. These discussions are shrouded in secrecy - the firm hasn't told staff that they're happening - and it's easy to see why. DLA Piper's IT staff were told three months ago that following massive redundancies (at statutory minimum pay - nice one) there would be no further job losses in their department.
RollOnFriday's mole claims that the department is already lean and cost efficient following last year's redundancies. He said that staff were very worried about their jobs, and claimed that the level of service would deteriorate if the function were to be outsourced. This may or may not be the case. What does seem apparent however, is that DLA Piper looks set to royally leg over long-serving staff once again.
DLA Piper's press department, which sadly has not yet been outsourced, failed to return repeated calls for comment.
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Insiders say that the firm is in talks with both Cap Gemini and Capita about offloading its IT support function. These discussions are shrouded in secrecy - the firm hasn't told staff that they're happening - and it's easy to see why. DLA Piper's IT staff were told three months ago that following massive redundancies (at statutory minimum pay - nice one) there would be no further job losses in their department.
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DLA Piper's IT department tomorrow |
RollOnFriday's mole claims that the department is already lean and cost efficient following last year's redundancies. He said that staff were very worried about their jobs, and claimed that the level of service would deteriorate if the function were to be outsourced. This may or may not be the case. What does seem apparent however, is that DLA Piper looks set to royally leg over long-serving staff once again.
DLA Piper's press department, which sadly has not yet been outsourced, failed to return repeated calls for comment.