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Immigration Support: As a Facebook owner, Meta decided to lay off more than 11,000<\/strong> of its staff in “the most difficult changes made in Meta’s history”, employees on work visas<\/strong>, for example, H-1Bs<\/strong> presently face vulnerability over their immigration status.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognizing this issue, Mark Zuckerberg<\/strong> said in the letter, “this is particularly difficult. If you’re here on a visa<\/strong>” and offered help to those influenced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter reads, “I realize this is particularly difficult if you’re here on a visa. There’s a notification period before termination and some visa grace periods<\/strong>, and that implies everybody has time to make plans and work through their immigration status<\/strong>. We have committed immigration experts to help with directing you based on what you and your family need.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should be noticed that US-based technology<\/strong> firms hire an enormous number of H-1B workers<\/strong>, most of whom come from nations like India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The H-1B visa, a non-immigrant visa<\/strong>, allows US enterprises to employ foreign workers in occupations that require specific information. Technology firms<\/strong> rely upon it to recruit numerous employees every year from nations like India and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The H-1B visa <\/strong>is at first valid for three years and can be extended by an additional three years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visa holders are then expected to leave the country. If their employee sponsors them for permanent residency, known as the Green Card<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immigration support to H-1B visa holders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In case H-1B visa holders<\/strong> lose their jobs, they just have a “grace period” of 60 days<\/strong>. To find an employee who will support their H-1B, failing which they will be expected to leave the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other help measures declared by Meta <\/strong>include severance pay for 16 weeks of base pay plus two additional weeks for every year<\/strong> of service. With no cap inclusion of medical services costs for individuals and their families. For 6 months and 3 months <\/strong>of professional support with an outside merchant, including early access to unpublished job leads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zuckerberg said outside the US, support will be similar, and the organization will follow up soon. With separate processes<\/strong> that take into account local employment laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the cuts addressed 13% <\/strong>of the social media titan’s workforce and would affect its research lab focusing on the metaverse<\/strong>. As well as its apps, which include Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Additional H2B Visas to be Made Available this Fiscal Year<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The tech business is facing a serious slump and numerous tech firms<\/strong> have declared mass layoffs. Twitter’s new proprietor Elon Musk terminated a portion of its staff a week ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook and Google, which are promotion platforms<\/strong>, are suffering with advertisers looking. Further, to cut costs as they struggle with inflation and rising interest rates.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zuckerberg told staff he had expected the boost in e-commerce and online activity during the Coronavirus pandemic <\/strong>to go on yet added. “I failed to understand the situation, and I take responsibility for that.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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