September 22
Shared services centres have the potential to create new employment
The Irish Times reports that shared services centres in Ireland have the potential to create significant new employment, as research from Accenture says that management at 48 percent of them expect to increase their number of employees next year. The research, carried out in association with IDA Ireland and the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, found there were now 140 such centres in Ireland, employing 35,000 staff. Shared services centres typically provide functions such as technical support, finance and accounting, human resources and payroll to their parent organisation in a number of countries.