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They don’t save. The abuse happens through contractors. Companies hiring full time H1B employees directly will not save money because there is no incentive to
by addicted 6y ago
They don’t save.
The abuse happens through contractors.
Companies hiring full time H1B employees directly will not save money because there is no incentive to and they have to pay the government additional fees simply for the H1B visa, and they have to almost certainly have an immigration team, or at a bar minimum a lawyer on retainer to keep up with the immigration stuff.
My company applied for an employee I manager’s permanent residency (she is on an H1B visa which has a limit of 6 years unless you apply for a permanent residency). The application process costs the company 30k on a one time basis, including fees to the government, lawyer fees, and associated expenses.
- IG_Semmelweiss 6y agoThey do save. Its not in salary that you see the money. The savings are in training and legal costs. The average tenure of an HB1 is much longer than a US citizen. Turnover is lower for obvious reasons. Threats of litigation , etc are much lower too. I havent seen a single HB1 sue their employer. Similarly, i have seen multiple US citizens sue employers, and almost always without merit (often it was to stave off termination, retaliate, etc). There is alson some risk in a US worker. There is a lot of entitlement even at the high end. I have seen many native engineers and even PMs hit bars every other afternoon...on a 3pm weekday. These were people close to 200k year. The HB1 is a shield against that risk (or poor hiring), and thats savings too