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by newmac 1295 days ago
Kraken regularly used shell/cover companies to hire employees. They have a pretty complex web of fronts not-called-Kraken. Entire offices are 'employed' by one of these companies.
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Would you be able to expand on this? Why do they do that? Sounds shady.
Interesting, why would they do this?
To avoid people being targeted because they work at a crypto exchange.
As one example: in the US, employers with more than 100 employees have to give 60 days notice of layoffs of a certain size. Outsource customer service to small, closely held subcontractors and you can avoid the requirement.
It's ridiculous that you can circumvent the rules that easily.