http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "£186m council IT firm deal to create 200 jobs" en Fri, 22 May 2026 04:01:35 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15203#post-194299 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 07:42:52 +0000 gembo 194299@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Current provider BT has obviously a large staff complement and I am guessing they will not all be kept on, the new provider does appear obliged to employ in Edinburgh. Never thought I was speaking to someone in Edinburgh when on line to BT. The staff were usually helpful but lot of forms etc </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15203#post-194298 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 07:25:54 +0000 acsimpson 194298@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>How many of the 200 jobs are already working for the council on the old contract?<br /> And how many posts will be disappearing as a result of process's being streamlined? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15203#post-194280 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:36:22 +0000 gembo 194280@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah, sorry, I wasn't reading the article, I was reading the internal council comms.</p> <p>Modern apprentice is a big deal within the council, jobs for local youngsters. The other 200 also intended to be local. No link to India in internal communique. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15203#post-194278 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:32:40 +0000 Fountainbridge 194278@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I can't see any comment about local jobs. </p> <p>"60 modern apprentice posts" could be anywhere.</p> <p>Alasdair Rankin, please tick the box:-</p> <p>USA Staff - £40 an hour<br /> Edinburgh staff - £25 an hour<br /> UK Staff - £20 an hour<br /> Poland - £15 an hour<br /> India - £1 an hour</p> <p>Hmm, think 'll take the india staff </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15203#post-194276 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:19:41 +0000 gembo 194276@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@fountainbridge, not what I read 200 local jobs? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15203#post-194271 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 17:45:21 +0000 Fountainbridge 194271@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>200 Jobs - in India. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15203#post-194263 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:45:46 +0000 gembo 194263@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Plenty Macs in schools, (Ipads a go-go) indeed the helpful in house IT team assist with them but if broken etc the school pays for them out of their own budget.</p> <p>The saving of £107m is linked to the Transformation Programme. One aspect of the Transformation Programme is better IT. Hence BT losing the tender. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15203#post-194261 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:35:05 +0000 chdot 194261@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sounds about right. </p> <p>I'm assuming this replaces BT contract, which had 'mixed reviews'.</p> <p>Ended (probably not completely) Macs in schools - 'we can only support PCs'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15203#post-194260 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:31:09 +0000 kaputnik 194260@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The article's a bit vague. It rather reads like they're spending £186m to save £107m. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15203#post-194255 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 13:53:45 +0000 chdot 194255@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Day-to-day tasks such as paying council tax and reporting pot holes online will be supported thanks to the improvement.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/186m-council-it-firm-deal-to-create-200-jobs-1-3843847" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/186m-council-it-firm-deal-to-create-200-jobs-1-3843847</a> </p>