Re: Proof of employability
@Dr Scrum Master "What's so wrong in asking people to show that they have the legal right to work in a country?"
But in this case that was not what Microsoft was doing. Microsoft was asking for "more documentation than was legally required to show sponsorship for work visas were not needed, as well as repeatedly demanding evidence to reverify the continuing permission of employees to work in the US".
Also the law prohibits employers asking for documents when not required.
It's a bit like your employer asking to see your passport, to see if you are a citizen of that country, to show you have a legal right to work in that country.
I use that example above as that once happened to me and all my work colleagues. Most showed their passports but a few of us refused. After a couple of months of continual refusals they gave up asking our passport (birth certificate if no passport) and never asked again.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
