Royal London plans IT outsourcing shake-up as staff brace for redundancies

Royal London plans to cut hundreds of IT jobs and shift work to India under an outsourcing deal with IBM, according to sources, with redundancies expected by the end of December.Sources said Royal London's chief technology officer, James Sandell, told IT staff in September that the insurance and pensions giant was partnering with IBM to outsource a substantial portion of its technology operations. A consultation process was expected to follow.A Royal London spokesperson told The Register: "Royal London has appointed IBM as its strategic technology infrastructure partner as it continues to develop its technology strategy. The partnership will give Royal London access to IBM’s specialist capability, scale and experience. Royal London will...

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