"We are pleased that UCMS Group experts share so openly their knowledge and experience on our portal", said Fuad Zeynalov, Managing editor at HR Maximum Portal. – "With the  newswire our readers can find a unique collection of materials about legislation changes, outsourcing trends as well as articles on HR, Payroll and Accounting professional matters. You can learn valuable facts and essential tips, carefully summarized and weighted up by UCMS experts to make your job a little easier and more rewarding».

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About HRMaximum.ru

HRMaximum.ru – information portal dedicated to HR Management in Russia. The portal contains a unique collection of news, analytical articles and publications on HRM matters.  Also on portal you can find the market analysis and surveys of Russian HR industry.

Through the Employee Self Service portal, employees can view personal and contractual data. The portal also allows the employees to send online requests for leave and excused absences, which are sent by e-mail to be approved by managers.

Data regarding time & attendance is automatically transferred to the payroll and HR software.

Siemens is a global powerhouse in electronics and engineering, operating in the energy, healthcare, industry and infrastructure sector. Siemens has been present in Romania for over 100 years and is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company.

Of the 88% of customers who rated service quality high, 65% said the quality of services was outstanding.

Over 87% of customers highly appreciated competences and skills of the UCMS Group's HR, Accounting & Payroll professionals.

The customer satisfaction survey was conducted among 150 customers in accordance with the Quality Management System based on the ISO 9001:2008 standard.

"Building long-term relationships with our customers and improving quality of services are key drivers for our business strategy", said Andrey Shabanov, VP Service UCMS Group EMEA. "The main point of this research is not just good results. The point is about what has led us to these results – the effective and skilled work of our team. Thanks to the feedback from our customers, we can identify gaps and improve our performance. In the future we will continue our efforts to offer outsourcing services which meet the needs and high expectations of our customers".

Despite the fact that accounting outsourcing is widely used by European and U.S. companies, Russian businesses have only a vague idea about the practice. The reason is that we still have few insights into the practical application of outsourcing solutions in Russia. To fill the gap we decided to tell all the details on successful accounting outsourcing in one of Russia's major beauty salons chains.

All the juicy details, twists and turns, stages and complexities of transferring as well as the key results you can learn from the interview at the link - http://www.cfo-russia.ru/stati/index.php?article=5592

About MONE

MONE is a pioneer and one of Russia's major beauty salons chains, offering services in the most dynamically growing middle premium segment. MONE is a fully-integrated business. It owns salons, a branded cosmetics line and a training center for the personnel. Using these advantages, the company strives to build the leading beauty brand on the Russian market.

We welcome Snamprogetti Romania as our customer!

Snamprogetti is one of the main international Energy&Construction contractors, with activity in 101 countries. The company operates as a contractor for the design and implementation of large-sized projects in fields such as refinery and gas plants, chemical, petrochemical,  infrastructure, power and onshore and offshore pipeline systems.

We are pleased to welcome the Roma Education Fund as our new Customer in Hungary.

The Roma Education Fund (REF) was created in the framework of the Decade of Roma Inclusion in 2005.  Its mission and ultimate goal is to close the gap in educational outcomes between Roma and non-Roma. In order to achieve this goal, the organization supports policies and programs which ensure quality education for Roma, including the desegregation of education systems.

UCMS Group Hungary provides payroll services for expatriate employees to various customers, such as arranging work permits, calculating personal income taxes and social security contributions and performing other related payroll tasks.

"We needed a provider of HR and Payroll processes with reliable and friendly service," - says Vladimir Galstyan, Financial Controller, Sidel Russia. – "So when we made a choice for UCMS Group Russia, I guess we found exactly what we were looking for. UCMS Group Russia has extensive experience, good technological base and expertise in HR and Payroll Outsourcing."

About Sidel

Sidel is one of the world’s leaders in solutions for packaging liquid foods including water, soft drinks, milk, sensitive beverages, edible oil, beer and alcoholic beverages.

Located in some thirty markets, Sidel works for the biggest names in the international food sector including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Danone, Nestlé, Heineken, and more. The company headquarters is located in Switzerland.

"We are glad to announce another great outsourcing professional among our partners, " — says Sergey Makedonski, President of the Association "ASTRA", co-chairman of IAOP Russia Chapter. — "For the past 16 years UCMS Group Russia has proved to be a reliable and experienced provider of HR, Accounting and Payroll Outsourcing. Our partnership is intended to facilitate the creation of valuable information regarding the industry, stimulate demand for business process outsourcing, as well as promote the international experience and industry standards."

"We clearly see that the awareness of the outsourcing trends and issues is extremely small in Russia. So we need to inform Russian managers about new outsourcing tools and technologies on an ongoing basis," — says Andrey Shabanov, VP Service UCMS Group EMEA. — "We can contribute by sharing our expertise and proven business models and processes. I am confident that our partnership will help reduce the perceived risks of outsourcing from potential customers and set forward the development of a fully-fledged outsourcing market in Russia."

About ASTRA

Russian National Association of Strategic Outsourcing (ASTRA) is a professional organization aimed at setting up industry standards as well as promoting outsourcing as an industry and profession.

The strategic goal of ASTRA is to form and develop the outsourcing market in Russia and CIS. ASTRA members are leading companies working in the Russian outsourcing industry. In 2010 ASTRA has joined the global outsourcing group as an Affiliate Association and will take the leadership role in IAOP’s new Russia chapter, providing a forum for outsourcing professionals in the country to network, share best practices and promote the industry.

To learn more, visit www.astra-partners.ru

About IAOP

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With more than 110,000 members and affiliates worldwide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses.

To learn more, visit www.IAOP.org

All telephone numbers to contact us are still the same - (495) 988 3035 or (495) 225 87 39.

We are looking forward to seeing you at our new office!

We have a good reason to be proud – Saint-Petersburg and Moscow are placed on the 33rd and 46th positions. Thus, the two Russian capitals were included in the TOP-50 global outsourcing centers.

The ranking can be reviewed on a special map prepared by Tholons company - http://www.tholons.com/TholonsTop100/index.html. The report classifies outsourcing locations into 3 groups: Established, Emerging and Aspiring. There are also locations “On Tholons Radar” which aspire to be included in future reports.