sign on bonus

New employee enticement

A sign-on bonus is a one-time payment offered to entice someone to accept a job, typically paid when employment begins or shortly after.

Companies use sign-on bonuses to attract candidates in competitive fields or to compensate for relocation costs: The position came with a $10,000 sign-on bonus.

Also written signing bonus.

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employment compensation timing

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Compensation upon job termination

severance package · golden parachute · termination pay · golden handshake · retention bonus

employment incentive direction

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Termination pay or disconnection

exit package · layoff compensation · clawback

compensation structure

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Compensation before additions

base salary · hourly wage · fixed income · annual salary · steady paycheck

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