86% of C-Suite executives say their workforce strategies rely on workers with temporary visas
The U.S. needs a modern workplace immigration system that allows employers to access top global talent while protecting workers.
SHRM Supports
– Access to Talent: Policies that ensure employers have access to visas to recruit, hire, transfer and retain top talent, especially those educated and trained in the US.
– Employment Verification: One reliable, entirely electronic employment verification system that integrates the Form I-9, provides users a good faith defense and is only for new hires.
– Pre-Certified Employers: A “Trusted Employer” program to create efficiencies for employees, employers and government.
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COVID-19, Workforce Development, Workplace Equity, Workplace Flexibility & Leave, Workplace Health Care, Workplace Immigration
COVID-19 and the Workplace
Workers and workplaces across the globe are adapting to the challenges presented by covid-19. SHRM is working to provide our members and the entire business community with the latest tools, resources and information to manage COVID-19 in your workplace.
Optional Practical Training Program
The Optional Practical Training (OPT) program is a critical tool for employers that allows them to attract, and retain highly-skilled talent from around the world to enter the U.S. workforce. The OPT plays a vital role in providing hands-on training for international students graduating from U.S. colleges and universities who have worked hard to their obtain higher education.
SHRM@WORK
As employers work to close the skills gap, it is critical they have the tools to hire a legal workforce and the ability to access top talent no matter where it is found in the world.
Emily M. Dickens
Corporate Secretary, Chief of Staff & Head of Government Affairs, SHRM