Landscape Management, December 2015
Industry Pulse 50 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET December 2015 A nationwide network of experts is ready to help you with all of your turf fertilizer plant protection and equipment needs pro wilburellis com WILBUR ELLIS logo and Ideas to Grow With are registered trademarks of Wilbur Ellis Company K 0915 564 Labor has no role in the H 2B program under the bill It also exempts returning workers from counting against the 66000 visa cap A similar bill the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015 was introduced in the Senate in October The bills are slightly different but both bills would take care of H 2B employers top concerns said Tom Delaney director of government affairs for the National Association of Landscape Professionals NALP in a legislative alert last month Both bills would exempt returning workers from the 66000 annual cap streamline the H 2B process provide for a fair wage formula allow for the use of private wage surveys and address the problems stemming from the new H 2B regulations he says The NALP encourages members and H 2B users to appeal to their senators and representatives to support the bills Whether your company uses H 2B or not Ziehler notes the labor issue is going to be the determining factor in any companys ability to grow Wage RepoRt SalaRy We have to put the same effort into recruitment and hiring and employee engagement that we put into trying to sell a new customer he says I dont think theres going to be a silver bullet Additional reporting by Dillon Stewart Current Change Salary Year to Year Crew foreman team leader 33696 1 Salesperson 47263 1 Equipment mechanic 34898 3 Landscape designer 47961 1 Landscape architect 59100 4 Account manager 41944 10 Supervisor 39011 7 Operations manager 53119 2 Ofce manager 40469 2 Owner president 78531 2 Branch manager 64882 7 Continued from page 48
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