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I have a possible opportunity at Protiviti. Coming from big4 and wondering if Protiviti has fairly similar perks. I’ve read the 2022 benefits guide and it gave a oddly low PTO count of 16 days. Is this true and what about a holiday disconnect in the December time period? Are there any other hidden perks that are awesome? Already heard WLB is better and the culture, but I feel like I’ve gotta find that out first hand. Protiviti
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Is April month salary slip generated in FIS Global ??? Mine is not showing, when it will generate?
I doubt they didn't give me quarterly variable , I joined in mid February and even salary came less than previous month.
Did they deduct tax in April month salary of it is then fine because they didn't tax in March month .
Kindly comments if anyone have idea .
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Are you asking this question in all seriousness? The law requires that you do not pay for anything for employment sponsored permanent residency. There are a few exceptions like premium processing upgrade fees that you're allowed to pay for if your firm doesn't. But technically your financial outlay is $0 (not accounting for the opportunity cost of being tied down).
In my case, it was my husband's company that was sponsoring him, so it wasn't a consulting firm. But they originally said they'd cover all costs and then reneged and said they wouldn't cover the costs after PERM. We got a bill from the attorney for something like $12k. We refused to pay and consulted our own attorney about it, which is when we found out that they're not obligated to cover the costs for steps 2 and 3. In the end, his firm paid that bill but wouldn't pay for anything after. Since then, we've only paid about $600 out of pocket because I filed my own paperwork. I'm also an attorney. TL;DR If your firm agrees to sponsor you, make sure the contract is very clear about what costs they are covering.
Ey1 is incorrect. The law only requires the employer to cover the costs of labor certification (PERM). That is step 1 of the process. The law does not require the employer to pay for i-140 or i-485 processing fees or attorney fees. Those are steps 2 and 3. However, if your employer agrees to cover the costs of those steps as well, that's great - make sure it's in writing. If premium processing is for the benefit of the employer, then they should bear that cost as well, but if it's your own preference then they also don't have to pay for that. Fyi attorney fees for filing the subsequent forms do run in the thousands of dollars, unless you find an attorney to do it for a flat fee (which I recommend). Even a simple EAD/advance parole filing, which you may need during the adjustment of status period costs $500. I ended up filing some of these myself to avoid paying the attorney.
Company paid in my case except for medicals / pictures and any translation of documents I needed.
I am serious. I was recommended to select premium processing, but in total I'm looking at $8k+ out of pocket which seems high.
C1 - I had no idea. Unless you go for a non-PERM route (e.g. Self sponsored national interest waiver), I was under the impression the sponsoring company picks up the cost. Did you have to pay any of this out of pocket?
OP - what firm is asking you to bear the cost?