Microsoft decides to sack H1-B visa workers

Washington, Mar 4: American software giant Microsoft agreeing to the fact that H1-B visa holders have contributed a lot to the success of the company, it has however decided to layoff H1-B visa workers too. The company had recently announced to lay off some 5,000 jobs in the next 18 months.

The contribution of H1-B visa employees towards success of the company has been mentioned in a letter to Senator Charles Grassley by the company.

H1-B employees account for less than 15 per cent of Microsoft"s US workforce, the level that is used in immigration law to determine whether a company is 'H-1B dependent', the letter said.

The Microsoft letter dated Tuesday, Mar, 3 written by Bradford L Smith, its general counsel, has been posted on its website http://microsoftontheissues.com

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