FYI...
As of June 2017, the following timelines are strictly followed in US
-> The releasing project manager has to provide 2 week notice period to the employee before release. During which time the associate will be in “Practice Deployable Pool” (PDP)
-> At the end of PDP period, the associate is moved to Corporate Deployable Pool(CDP). The associate gets 2 weeks in CDP.
-> At the end of second week without a assigned billable project, the associate needs to make a choice. The choice depends where he/she was hired
India Hire:
-> Associate can request India transfer. The GWFM team automatically book tickets to India in 3rd week.
-> Associate can request an additional 2 weeks of time for project search. At the end of 2 weeks, he/she will have to resign.
US Hire:
-> No India transfer option. The associate has to resign after 4 weeks in CDP, without a billable project