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Conference demon::digital_contractor

Title:Topics of interest to Digital contract workers
Notice:Please read Notes 1 and 11 and their replies
Moderator:EPS::PULIAFICO
Created:Mon Sep 19 1988
Last Modified:Tue Feb 18 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:276
Total number of notes:2394

276.0. "Technical Aid - resourcing company" by CURRNT::GILROYC () Mon Feb 10 1997 07:42

    Has anybody any experience of a company called "Technical Aid"?
    
    I work in the PSG group in the UK, and we have recently been told that
    Technical Aid are being taken on to assist Digital in the process
    of resourcing contractors (or some such similar words - I don't have
    the exact wording here).  The immediate change to us has been to
    alter our contracts so that Technical Aid is the client instead of
    Digital, but we have been told there should be no further impact.
    
    Apparently, this exercise has already happened in the US, about 4
    years ago, but I have searched this conference and found no mention of
    it (though perhaps the company have a different name in the US).
    
    Does anybody in the US have any knowledge of this?  Was there any
    longer term impact to contractors?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Carol.
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276.1JHAXP::VULLOSimplify & DeliverMon Feb 10 1997 08:134
    There are a number of notes in here on this topic.  In the
    US, it was called 'Section 1706'.  So, do a "dir/tit=1706"
    and you'll see a bunch of notes about this.
276.2I have worked with TechAidSMURF::GAFJerry Feldman, Unix Dev. Environment, DTN:381-2970Mon Feb 10 1997 17:228
    Technical Aid is a company htta has been doing business in the
    contracting market for many years. They have several divisions. I have
    worked as a contractor for their MicroTemps division. I never had any
    problems with them. Paychecks were always on time, and they were very
    good about trying to contact contractors who may have forgotten to call
    in their hours.
276.3not everyoneEVMS::SCHUETZVMS Clusters Memory Channel 381-6075Wed Feb 12 1997 14:013
    On the otherhand, I know several contractors here in ZKO that are
    through other agencies, including myself.
276.4CURRNT::GILROYCThu Feb 13 1997 03:5413
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>    On the otherhand, I know several contractors here in ZKO that are
>    through other agencies, including myself.

That's interesting to know - we were told that Tech Aid were already in
place in the US, acting as a sort of intermediary between agencies
and Digital.  Is it possible that they are working in this way and
you don't know about it?  (Seems unlikely)

I suppose it's also possible that it has only been applied to a subset
of contractors.

Carol.
276.5THUROCURRNT::GILROYCTue Feb 18 1997 02:4310
Just got some more information about Tech Aid's US activities - apparently
they operate a grup called THURO in the US, where they oversee and
administer more than 5000 contractors.

Does this ring a bell with anyone?

Thanks,

Carol.
276.6What do I know?EVMS::SCHUETZVMS Clusters Memory Channel 381-6075Wed Feb 26 1997 13:502
    As far as I know, TECHAID is just one of several Preferred Agencies.