A regional publisher Local World are consulting staff on proposals to transfer its IT support service and several digital development operation roles to Cognizant. The services from outsourcing provider Cognizant will be delivered from Chennai, India. The change will affect 20 staff based in Local World’s Derby centre as well as a number of staff in other locations.

The move comes days after fellow regional publisher Trinity Mirror reported £6m cost savings though outsourcing IT support services.

Trinity Mirror saves £6million through outsourcing