Golden hello

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In accounting and contractual law, "golden hello" is a term used for several different arrangements:

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  1. A payment made to induce an employee to take up employment from a specific employer [1] in form of a welcome package [2] or a payment from a rival employer to entice the employee to leave the other company. [3]
  2. A payment from a government to employer (private company) during an economic recession who takes on new staff, usually superfluously, when job openings in general are scarce. [2]
  3. In the United Kingdom, a financial incentive [4] for graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) who are pursuing a career in teaching. [5]

Risks and advantages

If the employee is worth the money

A hiring company may spend millions of dollars for a golden hello package, [3] hoping the poached executive generates more benefits for them than the cost of bonuses. [3] Following the financial crisis of 2008–2009, such compensation methods have become controversial. [6]

If the payment rate is right

It's difficult to make the payment rate be an incentive for employees. [7] Generally, employees who are senior-level receive higher golden hellos than entry-level or mid-level employees, considering the skills, experience and talent for specific positions. [7]

Attracting talented recruitment

In a study by Aerotek and the Human Capital Institute, 46% of professionals (570) at companies said that the best way to attract senior-level employees is bonuses. [8] [9] Employers can offer a one-time signing bonus or promise a specific timeline for raises to salaries. [9]

Building trust between employee and new hire

Golden Hello build the foundation for a positive relationship between an employer and a new employee. [9] The study indicated that trust is built between employers and new hire when employers offer signing bonuses. [10] This is also incentive for new employers to work harder. [10]

Golden hello for academies

In the UK, a golden hello is financial incentive, [11] not for executives, but for attracting graduates in STEM [5] (science, technology, engineering and maths) into teaching in a maintained secondary school. [12]

The scholarships, funded by Department of Education, were introduced in 2011 and are offering £30,000 [13] for graduates with a good degree in physics, chemistry, computing or maths in 2016/17.

According to the document of National College for Teaching and Leadership, golden hello is only available to teachers "who trained through a postgraduate initial teacher training (ITT) course leading to qualified teacher status (QTS)". [12] [14] Teachers must meet the training, teaching and application criteria, in order to be eligible for golden hello payment. [12]

Golden hello for high-ranking executives

In the United States, golden hellos are typically offered to high-ranking executives by major corporations and may be valued in the millions of dollars. [15] They are said to have become "larger and more common" starting around the mid-1990s. [16] [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Law, Jonathan (29 April 2010). A Dictionary of Accounting. ISBN   9780199563050.
  2. 1 2 "Golden Hello - Definition of Golden Hello - QFINANCE". www.financepractitioner.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  3. 1 2 3 "Golden Hello Definition | Investopedia". Investopedia. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  4. ↑ "Golden Hello eligibility criteria and guidance for academies" (PDF).
  5. 1 2 "Scholarships Get People Into Teaching But Can't Make Them Stay". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  6. ↑ "Golden Hello - Investing Dictionary". byforex.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  7. 1 2 "4 Reasons Signing Bonuses Are Worth the Money". Entrepreneur. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  8. ↑ "Recruiting Top Talent Survey" (PDF).
  9. 1 2 3 "4 Reasons Signing Bonuses Are Worth the Money". Entrepreneur. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  10. 1 2 Choi, Willie (2013-10-24). "Can Offering a Signing Bonus Motivate Effort? Experimental Evidence of the Moderating Effects of Labor Market Competition". Rochester, NY. SSRN   1910237.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ↑ Hopwood, Vicky (2004). Evaluation of the Golden Hello Initiative. ISBN   1-84478-246-8.
  12. 1 2 3 "Golden Hello eligibility criteria and guidance for academies (including free schools)" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "Bursaries and funding | DfE Get Into Teaching". getintoteaching.education.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  14. ↑ "Scholarships Get People Into Teaching But Can't Make Them Stay". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  15. ↑ Definition of 'Golden Hello'
  16. ↑ Bebchuk, Lucian A.; Fried, Jesse M. (2006). Pay Without Performance . ISBN   9780674022287.
  17. ↑ "Pay Without Performance" (PDF).
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