Maybe. Anecdote is of course not entirely useful, but I know a former employer I worked at tried to find some local staff in the EU (NL) for one of our datacen

Maybe. Anecdote is of course not entirely useful, but I know a former employer I worked at tried to find some local staff in the EU (NL) for one of our datacenter locations. After speaking with a local attorney about the requirements, instead we simply rented an apartment and cycled US-based techs through on 3 month intervals. It was far easier than dealing with hiring a full time local to do the same job even after including rent, airfare, and a company vehicle. Less regulation and that would have been at least one, probably two, decent mid-range salary jobs for local IT folks fresh out of school.