I have no idea. As a W2 worker-bee (not HR, not mgmt.), I'm not privy to that kind of info. I just know it happens because I have worked for companies like that.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tracy R Reed Sent: Monday, February 9, 2026 4:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] mainframe skills - was cross posted On 2/5/26 10:33, Pommier, Rex wrote: > Another issue related to this is the fact that some (many/most??) US firms > won't hire independent contractors. They require a contractor be hired > through an agency. Why is this? - Tracy Reed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
