H1B Reform: H1-B Visa Is currently in trend and Global News where Overseas employees working in USA and their dependent are continuously looking forward to get new update from the government regarding the H1-B Visa reformation demands in 2025. Different financial Agencies have started to prepare their reports and analyse on the impacts of H1-B visa holder employees in the country and their participation in the economy of the USA.
Macquarie Has also prepared their report and also focused on Indian skilled workers in USA having H1 B visa. Multinational companies who are continuously recruiting talented Indian workers for USA companies including TCS, Wipro, Infosys, HCL etc are also Continuously candidates and indicating the positive effects of the H1 B visa reformation.
H1-B Visa reformation demand is increasing
After joining the agenda by Elon Musk and other business profiles, the discussion of the reformation in H1-B visa program is continuously increasing and getting attention from the social media users.
Mixed reviews are coming from the viewers where firstly far rights people have have focused on the negative impact of the program for American job seekers but after that the topic has moved swiftly to the reformation in the existing H1-B visa program.
However the government has not officially announced any reformation and other Changes in the program but most of the common changes which demanding is common wages to the Overseas employees across the country.
Common wages to the H1-B visa holders
People are suggesting to refine the wages rates to the Overseas employees in the country and arguing to provide a fixed minimum wages to the Employees working in USA in different states. However, currently the government is providing the flexible and good wages to the Overseas employees according to the specific location and the field where they are working. But the demand of providing a fixed minimum wages.
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Challenges in common wages to the Employees
The demographic and other conditions in different states of USA are not same. The government itself decide the minimum wages for different states differently according to the inflation and the consumer price index. So the common wages for the Overseas employees is not a justifiable solution.
The second challenge in this proposal is that employees working in different fields are required to get different pay according to their work condition and expertise. So the hourly wages for an engineer and Doctor cannot be same.
Convert H1-B into a general work permit
Macquarie Report have suggested that if the government is planning to Reform the H1-B program then they Can also convert H1-B visa into general work permit. After that employees will get flexibility to change their job according to the need. They have suggested This idea from the Norway’s skilled work permit system.
Currently employees are bounded to work in the specific company has H1-B visa is applied by the employer after recruiting the candidate for the company. So once the employee discontinue the contract than H1-B VISA will automatically discontinue. However you the employee apply in the country with a normal work permit VISA then they will get flexibility to switch their job without any visa loosing fear. So it will become more employee centred and will increase the healthy competition in the market.
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H1B Reform will positively affect to the Indian youths
Report are suggesting that company in USA are recruiting candidates in a large scale in Technical skills. The country is facing shortage of employees for the technical services including software engineering, AI engineering and other related skills.
Indian youths are very good in technology and getting Placement in USA through multiple Job placement providers in the country including TCS, Infosys etc. So however the government have to focus on the local employment but they cannot neglect the importance of Technology and have to hire Overseas candidates to fulfill their shortage of the employees.
