Now they are going to pay Indians to collect theTV tax

[Adrian W]

You couldn't make it up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-16492...

[Marf]

Adrian W said:

You couldn't make it up

Really? Not really beyond the realms of imagination unless you've lived under a rock the past 10 years.

[SystemParanoia]

notice how BBC hides this away in a little corner of their website, instead of shouting it from the rooftop like they would for some celebrity drivel

[Smiler.]

That's Crapita for you.

[scenario8]

SystemParanoia said:

notice how BBC hides this away in a little corner of their website, instead of shouting it from the rooftop like they would for some celebrity drivel

Well it's being reported on the BBC national news.

I know just by reading Pistonheads I should want all BBC staff shot (in front of their families) but Capita collects the licence fee. A private company working as efficiently as it may to provide best return for its investors. I would imagine the BBC is more likely than most organisations to publicise "internal" workings and to self-criticise.

[Marf]

SystemParanoia said:

notice how BBC hides this away in a little corner of their website, instead of shouting it from the rooftop like they would for some celebrity drivel

Number 3 in the most popular section now on EVERY news article page on the website.

[SystemParanoia]

i expected at least second

[Marf]

No pleasing some people!

[KrazyIvan]

Marf said:

SystemParanoia said:

notice how BBC hides this away in a little corner of their website, instead of shouting it from the rooftop like they would for some celebrity drivel

Number 3 in the most popular section now on EVERY news article page on the website.

Is that not due to all the outraged PH people clicking it

[Spiritual_Beggar]

Looking at the last sentence & 'Related Stories' in that article....I can't really say I blame Capita all that much.

[Adrian W]

Marf said:

Adrian W said:

You couldn't make it up

Really? Not really beyond the realms of imagination unless you've lived under a rock the past 10 years.

And unemployment is currently running at? one day they will wake up and find out it's too late.




should scrap the bloody tax anyway

[Marf]

SystemParanoia said:

i expected at least second

Second now!

[Marf]

Adrian W said:

Marf said:

Adrian W said:

You couldn't make it up

Really? Not really beyond the realms of imagination unless you've lived under a rock the past 10 years.

And unemployment is currently running at? one day they will wake up and find out it's too late.




should scrap the bloody tax anyway

You don't need to preach about outsourcing to me, I lost my job to a Philipino in '08. All I'm saying is it's hardly uncommon!

[superlightr]

So who is their client? is it the BBC or UKPLC?

What a non job anyway.

[SystemParanoia]

Marf said:

Second now!

happy now

lets see if we can push for first

[BoRED S2upid]

Government awarding contracts to the most efficient / cheapest provider efficiency means cutting costs, cutting costs means cutting jobs. They should have put a clause in the contract stating that jobs had to be in this country but then it would have cost more...

[emicen]

Wow, these scanner vans are so high tech that not only can they get the EM trace from an LCD TV, they can do it from India





...or maybe the database that really catches you works from anywhere Dixons can send them your details

[Adrian W]

BoRED S2upid said:

Government awarding contracts to the most efficient / cheapest provider efficiency means cutting costs, cutting costs means cutting jobs. They should have put a clause in the contract stating that jobs had to be in this country but then it would have cost more...

Maybe not if they didn't have to make so much profit.

[onyx39]

I read the article as that Jobs were going to India and or Lancashire...

Granted most of the jobs will be offshored, but not all...

350 jobs in the scheme of things is not that bad (obviously it is for those concerned) but if there is a benefit for the rest of the UK?

[SystemParanoia]

imagine one of these "bob's" calling you to collect... you're going to think its some scam and hang up on them. there is no point in this, cause in 3-6months they'll just move it all back here as no collections will get done lol