n.
A cash bonus or other remuneration paid to a new employee as an incentive to join a company (c.f. golden handshake).
Example Citation:
"City merchant banks are having to offer new graduates salaries of 30,000 [pounds] a year, plus golden hellos, as a big increase in demand for the elite pushes up starting rates."
—Lorna Bourke, "Golden hellos for graduates," The Evening Standard (London)
—Lorna Bourke, "Golden hellos for graduates," The Evening Standard (London)
Related Words:
corporate concierge
flex place
golden bungee
golden ghetto
return on talent
soft benefits
unhirables
flex place
golden bungee
golden ghetto
return on talent
soft benefits
unhirables
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