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I am looking for guidance on how to structure both a hiring bonus program and a finder's bonus program for new hourly employees. We would like to pay these at intervals (90 days, 6 monts, 1 year) over
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Hiring Bonus
posted at 8/9/1999 12:57 AM EDT
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First: 7/31/1999 Last: 9/28/1999 |
I am looking for guidance on how to structure both a hiring bonus program and a finder's bonus program for new hourly employees. We would like to pay these at intervals (90 days, 6 monts, 1 year) over the employee's first year with the stipulation that the employee remain free of disciplinary action for attendance, performance, safety, or other plant rule violations. We also want to pay existing employees for their referrals on a similar basis. What are the pitfalls and how do we avoid the gamesmen who will want to manipulate the program to their advantage? |
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Hiring Bonus
posted at 8/9/1999 7:17 PM EDT
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First: 6/15/1999 Last: 9/21/1999 |
We have had a hiring bonus and currently have a referral finder's fe as well. The only problem we ran into with the hiring bonus is that we've paid employees whose employment only lasted three weeks. Maybe the payment can be deferred for one month? That's what we'll be looking at if we choose to implement that again. The referral program works well. It sounds similar to the one you are thinking of. We pay $25 at 30 days and $50 at 90 days, providing the employee has no performance, attendance, etc issues. Here's an issue we are currently having - the owner approached me with the thought of paying referrals according to hours worked instead of # of days. This would make it more fair, since we employ individuals who work anywhere from 12 to 40 hours per week - still considering that one.
Hope that helps - good luck! |
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posted at 8/11/1999 7:50 PM EDT
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First: 6/16/1999 Last: 12/13/2001 |
Are your plant employees unionized? Any collective bargaining issues here?
Assuming you are free to implement whatever bonus and finder's program you want, you need to make some decisions on what your policy will say. For example, do you want to give management unfettered discretion to award or deny these bonuses, or give employees a right to them, once specified conditions are met? To the extent your workers have grievance rights, how will you handle plant rule violations that the employee disputes? You may want to draft a proposed policy and have counsel take a look. |
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