He said CUC will also try to hire locally or from other parts of the U.S.
Last month, Gov. Benigno R. Fitial signed “with reservation” Senate Bill 17-48, now Public Law 17-36, to cap the number of foreign workers at CUC at 30.
Malae compared the new law to an “affirmative action” policy.
“If we can find a B plus grade person locally then we would hire that person in favor of the A plus nonresident. The social benefits to the territory and the absence of relocation costs favor the local person,” he said.
However, he added, if CUC cannot hire locals or other U.S. citizens, then it may outsource the work to a private company.
CUC human resource manager Frankie Cepeda said they have 38 nonresident workers.
Before Public Law 17-36 was enacted, CUC was in the process of promoting one guest worker and offering his job to two other nonresidents.
Malae said CUC will “worry about the 30-person limit when that bridge is crossed.”
Although the governor has reservations about the new law, Malae said: “It is what it is. We will not ask for reconsideration.”
