Washington state joins BPO ban-wagon

Date: Thursday, April 03, 2003 1:33 AM

H-1B and JOB DESTRUCTION NEWSLETTER

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The New Jersey outsourcing law is still in limbo. Perhaps Washington
will be the next battleground.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?artid=39202355

Washington state joins BPO ban-wagon

K YATISH RAJAWAT

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ TUESDAY, MARCH 04, 2003 10:41:57 AM ]

MUMBAI: The legislature in the US state of Washington (where software
giant Microsoft is located) may soon consider a bill which will make
outsourcing difficult. The bill claims that its basic objective is to
reduce layoffs, relocation and termination of employees.

According to experts here, the bill will also affect outsourcing,
especially to offshore locations like India, the Philippines and
Russia. This is because, a large number of layoffs in the US can be
traced to companies sending these jobs to other countries, in a bid to
increase competitiveness and cut costs.

Unlike the New Jersey bill, which specifically barred outsourcing to
India by state enterprises, the Washington layoff bill lays down a
strict procedure, which will slow down the whole outsourcing process
for any company, including private ones, in the state.

The most prominent company in the state of Washington is Microsoft,
which is located in Seattle. Microsoft has been outsourcing work to
various countries, including India.

It has, for instance, a captive development centre in Hyderabad. Some
of the other companies which may come under the purview of the bill
which applies to companies having more than 75 employees are Adobe, BEA
Systems and Accenture, among others.

The Washington bill defines layoffs, mass layoffs, relocations and
terminations. Most importantly, the bill covers outsourcing of work,
which it defines as 'relocation'.

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