Re: [Nolug] Linux - The New 'Hot' Job Skill

Brad Bendily <bendily@gmail.com> writes:

> Are overseas outsourcers offered benefits, like health care and
> retirement?

Keep in mind that the US is one of the only places in the world where
health care is tied to employment. In India, health-care is a
constitutional responsibility of each state or territory
(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_India). So this is not
a direct cost that the business has to care about.

I don't know anything about retirement benefits.

> This would also way heavily into the cost savings for a company.

Which is why people outsource — they don't want to deal with managing
retirement and health benefits. It isn't always cost, sometimes its
about simplifying.

Mark.

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