Bridge eliminates immigration inefficiencies for Allegiant

Allegiant

Challenge

Allegiant’s annual immigration volume grew 4x from 2013 to 2015, with the company’s total headcount growing from 1,600 to 2,800 employees (+75%). As a result the immigration function was overwhelmed with immigration-related tasks (e.g. signatures, email coordination, file storage), even with the support of outside counsel. The time spent on immigration management reduced the time their Talent Services team could spend on other key initiatives. Moreover, in order to sustain rapid growth, Allegiant needed to solidify its immigration program to incorporate long-term employee sponsorship.

Approach

Transitioned data and documents for 20 international employees from HR team's USB drive to a cloud-based, single source of truth

In-process applications were completed by existing counsel, while Bridge took over all new applications; full transition was completed within 2 months

Implemented a streamlined, technology-enabled process to offload the majority of immigration tasks that HR previously completed

Allegiant

“Immigration used to feel like a full time job. Bridge has transformed our process and made Allegiant’s HR team significantly more efficient.”

Cherika Best

Supervisor, Talent Acquisition

Results

80% reduction in time spent on immigration

Lengthened employee tenure through implementation of long-term immigration program

50% reduction in application turnaround times, improving time-to-onboard

Elimination of immigration paperwork and file storage

Company:
Allegiant
Company Overview:
Allegiant Travel Company is a leading leisure travel company, providing air transportation services to small, underserved cities in the United States.
Total Employees:
3,000
Immigration Processes:
H-1B, TN, OPT, Green Cards (EB-2, EB-3)
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