Nielsen to lay off more workers in Oldsmar, Dunedin (TATA)

[OhioChick]

Source: TampaBay.com

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Nielsen Co. announced 170 more layoffs at its Oldsmar facility Tuesday.

This will bring the total number of reductions at the company to 402 since 2007.

Nielsen is also planning a staff realignment in Dunedin that will lead to more layoffs there, too.

In Oldsmar, Nielsen is outsourcing more work to India-based Tata Consultancy Services, company spokesman Gary Holmes said Tuesday. Some of the work formerly done in Oldsmar will now be transferred to India.

Nearly 40 employees were told Tuesday that they will lose their jobs in 30 days. The rest will be phased out by early 2009.

"We are transferring some of our data processing and software testing to TCS," Holmes said. "This is part of our companywide effort to integrate and simplify our systems, improve quality, strengthen our market position and create investment funding for future growth."

Just four days ago, Nielsen gave up $3.1-million in future incentives for creating new jobs in Oldsmar, saying the controversy over the government money had become a distraction for employees and a source of conflict with the city.



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An update to this story:

Nielsen layoffs, tax breaks anger Oldsmar officials (TATA)

"They were responding to news that Nielsen is outsourcing work to India-based Tata Consultancy Services after receiving at least $3.1-million in state and local subsidies mainly to create jobs in Oldsmar.

Tata, one of the world's largest providers of consulting and outsourcing services, has brought in its own workers from India."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/article458509.ece

[liberal N proud]

1. Isn't there a way for municipalities to recover those subsidies?

I would think that a company who takes the tax breaks and subsidies would be obligated to follow through or risk being fined for incentives received.

But we are living in America, so the corporations always win.

[happygoluckytoyou]

2. losing jobs over a couple of TATAs... only in america

[EnviroBat]

3. Great, send your fucking Software Testing jobs to fucking India.

Let me know how that works out for you. I've had to rebuild three software testing departments now in my career. All of these assholes did the same thing until they realized that they were getting shit for testing from TATA. These fucking CIO's will never learn. They all do the same crap in a feeble attempt to make the bottom line look better.

Way to go assholes. :applause:

[Dr.Phool]

4. It seems like Florida, especially the Tampa Bay area are easy marks.

A couple of years ago, Capitol One pulled the same shit. They got paid millions to locate their operations in Tampa. They collected, stayed a while, and then shipped almost everything to India. The only thing left is their auto loan division.

[OhioChick]

6. If you call their loan division before 5 EST....

It's in the U.S. After 5, expect to talk to someone in India...

[L0oniX]

5. I have inside info on this since I am friends with a senior admin there....

and guess what ...yes ...they are in the process of sourcing.

[daggahead]

7. Who is their CIO?

And where does he/she live?

The employees that are being screwed by this "executive" decision need to camp out on the lawns of the executives and senior managers.

[OhioChick]

9. It will get to the point of having to

boycott and picket. I'm surprised this hasn't happened already.

[Dr.Phool]

10. We were with Nielsen for about a year.

They're a major pain in the ass. If you want to move a TV from one room to another, they have to do it. Switch cable companies? They have to come out.

And then they come out to periodically audit their boxes, and you have to be there for a few hours. Buy or move any type of electronic entertainment equipment, and they have to hook it up and connect it to the meters. And then you have wires hanging out your ass.

I called them and said get this shit out of here.

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