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One thing that I would add as a worker is to be cognizant of people on work visas. In America, H1Bs have very oppressive terms for being out of work, in that on
by mindvirus 11y ago
One thing that I would add as a worker is to be cognizant of people on work visas. In America, H1Bs have very oppressive terms for being out of work, in that one is technically immediately out of status if laid off. This means that they would have to quickly find a new job willing to transfer their visa (within a couple of weeks) or take their family and leave the country. I don't know what your options are to help lessen the blow here (is it possible to keep someone on payroll for a couple months in lieu of severance?), but keep it in mind.
- x0x0 11y agoI'm not sure of the legalities but I worked for a place that kept a laid off h1b employee on in a no-show position for 8 weeks to give him time to transition.
- fenomas 11y agoThis is how it worked both times I was laid off from a large silicon valley company. The deal was basically: "You're relieved of duties today, but you stay on the books and draw salary for [1-2] months, after which you'll be terminated with [N] months of salary as severance. Obviously you're welcome to look for other jobs, internally or externally, and if you find a new job and don't want to wait out the 2 months, you're free to quit early (foregoing severance)." It felt waaay better than being escorted out with [N+2] months of severance, and the cost to the company is the same (or cheaper if some people wind up forfeiting their severance).