Offshore Outsourcing vs. Contingent Workers

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Offshore Outsourcing vs. Contingent Workers
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Executive summary
The main purpose of this assignment is to identify and recommend the best of offshore
outsourcing and contingent workers to the case study company. The study identifies both the
pros and cons of offshore outsourcing and contingent workers. Based on an effective discussion
this study identifies offshore outsourcing in Brazil as the potential decision to go with. This
move can be helpful in terms of receiving quality service at a relatively reduced cost than the
existing market.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................3
2. Pros and cons of offshore outsourcing.........................................................................................3
Pros:.............................................................................................................................................3
Cons:............................................................................................................................................4
3. Recommended steps to minimize the potential for problems with offshore outsourcing...........4
4. Any legal and ethical concerns with offshore outsourcing..........................................................5
5. Pros and cons of using contingent workers.................................................................................5
Pros:.............................................................................................................................................5
Cons:............................................................................................................................................6
6. Strategies for the effective use of contingent workers.................................................................6
7. Any legal and ethical concerns with using contingent workers, particularly regarding H-1B
workers............................................................................................................................................7
8. Conclusion...................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

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1. Introduction
The main purpose of this assignment is to discuss and identify the better of two kinds of
the workforce, “Contingent Workforce” and “Offshore Workers”. The purpose of this discussion
is to recommend the case study employer on using a contingent workforce and offshore workers.
A contingent workforce is a form of the labour pool that is increasingly growing to the popularity
and are predominantly hired by the organisations. They do it to be capable to meet the rising
market demands (Horne, Williamson Jr & Herman, 2018). Offshore workforce, on the other
hand, is a labour pool that is globally based in offshore locations and take care of the outsourced
activity (Willcocks & Lacity, 2016). The purpose is being served by discussing the pros and cons
for either of the workforces. Moreover, they are also being analysed from legal and ethical
perspectives.
2. Pros and cons of offshore outsourcing
Pros:
This allows saving on manpower and the training costs. In the context of Brazil, this is
even more perspective as the country is able to nurture skilled labours in its growing outsourcing
industry (Gurung & Prater, 2017). Moreover, this also helps to avoid expenses being made over
purchasing new technology. They are actually accessing the superior technology of offshore
locations. It allows the employer to have an enhanced focus on their core business. This also
includes focusing more on process re-engineering, strategic thinking and managing partner
relationships in trades. It allows accessing to specialised people at a fraction of the cost. One of
the motives of offshore outsourcing is to access the cheap labour cost. Freelancers or
independent workers those who work part-time create this opportunity for the client. Due to