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Bus/Financial - Human Resources | | Dutch term or phrase: body shopping | | I realize this phrase is in English, but it is part of a Flemish questionnaire specifically addressing how a department will cope with an employee shortage. Body shopping is one of the options, as is promotion from within, outsourcing, etc. but I am not familiar with this term in English or any other language. |
|  Mary McCuskerKudoZ activityQuestions: 233 ( 2 open) ( 1 without valid answers) ( 11 closed without grading) Answers: 229
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| | see reference | Explanation:
Body shopping is also used in the English language. See references below.
Paulachak: Body shopping, or temp placements, is typically the unstructured placement of staff at a client's site, meaning that the client has to treat them the same as their own employees, with all the hassles of training, attendance and performance management, and everything else. Outsourcing, on the other hand, provides the client with a proper support organization and management team behind the relationship. So it costs a bit more, but it's a lot less strain on a client's internal management resources. Our outsourcing proposition includes: giving our staff pre-training, guarantees of service continuity, no pay raises that affect the client, internal management and motivation plans, etc. So you can see that outsourcing is a much more professional and better thought out service. Because of this, while we accept smaller opportunities as well, usually we outsource a team of 5-10 people with its own internal manager.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NTN/is_41/ai_108...
In the software sector, when considering potential partners, it is important to look for companies with an established track record of foreign clients. Other good indicators are whether the company is a member of STPI, NASSCOM or another recognised trade body. Consider whether the company is just interested in “body-shopping” or outsourcing of work, or whether they are genuinely looking for a partnership with valued added on both sides. Many companies try to be all things to everyone. Some of the bigger ones are able to succeed with this approach. But when dealing with Indian SMEs it is better to look for companies that have core strengths in the required disciplines, and can therefore differentiate themselves from the pack.
http://www.trade.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/software/india/doingbu...
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vixen
Local time: 08:28
| Grading comment This is it. I've not heard of it before. Many thanks
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25 mins confidence:   head hunting
Explanation:
Just a guess. I've never heard about "body shopping" (unless it means "to buy something at The Body Shop" :-)
| Paul Peeraerts
Local time: 07:28
Native speaker of:  Dutch
PRO pts in category: 8
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| | Grading comment | Thanks for your contribution, but this wasn't really it. (I too got a lot of 'Body Shop', spa-type hits). |
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Comment: Thanks for your contribution, but this wasn't really it. (I too got a lot of 'Body Shop', spa-type hits). |
29 mins confidence: see reference
Explanation:
Body shopping is also used in the English language. See references below.
Paulachak: Body shopping, or temp placements, is typically the unstructured placement of staff at a client's site, meaning that the client has to treat them the same as their own employees, with all the hassles of training, attendance and performance management, and everything else. Outsourcing, on the other hand, provides the client with a proper support organization and management team behind the relationship. So it costs a bit more, but it's a lot less strain on a client's internal management resources. Our outsourcing proposition includes: giving our staff pre-training, guarantees of service continuity, no pay raises that affect the client, internal management and motivation plans, etc. So you can see that outsourcing is a much more professional and better thought out service. Because of this, while we accept smaller opportunities as well, usually we outsource a team of 5-10 people with its own internal manager.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NTN/is_41/ai_108...
In the software sector, when considering potential partners, it is important to look for companies with an established track record of foreign clients. Other good indicators are whether the company is a member of STPI, NASSCOM or another recognised trade body. Consider whether the company is just interested in “body-shopping” or outsourcing of work, or whether they are genuinely looking for a partnership with valued added on both sides. Many companies try to be all things to everyone. Some of the bigger ones are able to succeed with this approach. But when dealing with Indian SMEs it is better to look for companies that have core strengths in the required disciplines, and can therefore differentiate themselves from the pack.
http://www.trade.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/software/india/doingbu...
| vixen
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of:  Dutch
PRO pts in category: 20
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| | Grading comment | This is it. I've not heard of it before. Many thanks |
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