Northeast Utilities tells IT employees it may shift work to India
Source: Computerworld
Northeast Utilities has told its IT employees that it is considering outsourcing tech work to India-based services providers -- a plan that puts as many as 400 IT jobs at risk.
That's a scary prospect for anyone to face, but the company, which is based in Connecticut and Massachusetts and operates New England's largest energy delivery system, is also saying that a final decision has not been made. Where does that leave the utility's IT employees and IT department?
... When you consider all the risks that NU is inviting, this heads up to employees in advance of a concrete plan is "kind of mind-bogglingly stupid, (especially) since this is IT of all places," said David Lewis, who heads OperationsInc, a Norwalk, Conn.-based human resources consulting firm.
... NU's plans are triggering a backlash. Connecticut's state attorney general has asked for information and meetings, and political leaders, in particular State Rep. and Connecticut House majority leader Joe Aresimowicz (D-Berlin, Southington), are urging NU not to eliminate the jobs. But Aresimowicz is uncertain how much success the state will have.
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