EXHIBIT 12.1

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES



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|                                                                      |  | 2005                     |         |   | 2006 |   |         | 2007 |  |   | 2008     |   |  | 2009 |        
|Income (loss) before income taxes                                     |  | $                        | 220,515 |   |      | $ | (59,570 | )    |  | $ | (124,718 | ) |  | $    | 316,444 |   |  | $ | 409,720 |  
|Income from non-consolidated subsidiaries                             |  |                          | (469    | ) |      |   | (2,219  | )    |  |   | (2,786   | ) |  |      | (4,187  | ) |  |   | (1,406  | )
|Minority interest                                                     |  |                          | (70     | ) |      |   | (90     | )    |  |   | 1        |   |  |      | -       |   |  |   | -       |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                  |  |                          | 52      |   |      |   | 45      |      |  |   | 62       |   |  |      | 287     |   |  |   | 726     |  
|Distributed income of equity investees                                |  |                          | -       |   |      |   | -       |      |  |   | 1,215    |   |  |      | 2,110   |   |  |   | 2,330   |  
|Fixed charges                                                         |  |                          | 68,169  |   |      |   | 66,250  |      |  |   | 65,515   |   |  |      | 76,466  |   |  |   | 70,268  |  
|Interest capitalized                                                  |  |                          | -       |   |      |   | -       |      |  |   | (875     | ) |  |      | (2,024  | ) |  |   | (1,052  | )
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|Earnings available for fixed charges                                  |  |                          | 288,197 |   |      |   | 4,416   |      |  |   | (61,586  | ) |  |      | 389,096 |   |  |   | 480,586 |  
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|Fixed Charges:                                                        |  |                          |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |          |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expensed and capitalized                                     |  |                          | 23,086  |   |      |   | 23,266  |      |  |   | 19,513   |   |  |      | 24,282  |   |  |   | 35,679  |  
|Portion of rent expense representing interest                         |  |                          | 38,628  |   |      |   | 37,789  |      |  |   | 42,082   |   |  |      | 52,184  |   |  |   | 34,589  |  
|Amortized discount related to unsecured convertible senior term notes |  |                          | 6,455   |   |      |   | 5,195   |      |  |   | 3,920    |   |  |      | -       |   |  |   | -       |  
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|Total fixed charges                                                   |  |                          | 68,169  |   |      |   | 66,250  |      |  |   | 65,515   |   |  |      | 76,466  |   |  |   | 70,268  |  
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(1)                                 |  |                          | 4.2     |   |      |   | 0.1     |      |  |   | (0.9     | ) |  |      | 5.1     |   |  |   | 6.8     |  
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|Deficiency(2)(3)                                                      |  | $                        | -       |   |      | $ | 61,834  |      |  | $ | 127,101  |   |  | $    | -       |   |  | $ | -       |  



|(1) | For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings are defined as (a) income before income taxes, (income) loss from equity
investees and minority interest plus (b) amortization of capitalized interest and (c) fixed charges, minus interest capitalized. Fixed charges consists of interest expensed and capitalized plus the portion of rental expense
considered to be a reasonable approximation of interest plus the amortization of the discount related to unsecured convertible senior term notes.
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|(2) | During the year ended September 30, 2007, the Company recorded non-cash charges of $329 million related to impairment of goodwill, intangible assets, and contract
loss provisions; a pre-tax severance charge of $32 million resulting from ongoing productivity initiatives across the business; a pre-tax charge of $29 million related to the review of our real estate portfolio; a pre-tax charge of
$15 million related to the anticipated restructuring of an HR BPO contract; and a pre-tax charge of $5 million resulting from the second-quarter resolution of a legal dispute with a vendor.
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|(3) | During the year ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded non-cash charges of $264 million related to its HR BPO business.
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