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golden handcuffs
golden handcuffsspecial benefits offered to an employee as an inducement to continue servicegolden handcuffspl.n. (used with a sing. verb) A lucrative incentive to an employee intended to discourage resignation or to ensure long-term cooperation after departure.golden handcuffs pl n (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) informal payments deferred over a number of years that induce a person to stay with a particular company or in a particular job gold′en hand′cuffs
n.pl. a series of raises, bonuses, etc., given at specified intervals or tied to length of employment so as to keep an executive from leaving the company. [1985–90] golden handcuffs
golden handcuffsA situation that is undesirable, unenjoyable, or unfulfilling but that provides enough financial security as to make one unwilling or unable to leave. After nearly three years at my mind-numbing job, held back by the golden handcuffs of my salary and benefits, I decided to break away from it all and go live in Japan.See also: golden, handcuffgolden handcuffsFinancial benefits that an employee will lose upon resigning, as in The company's presented all the middle managers with golden handcuffs, so they can't afford to leave . This slangy business expression dates from the 1970s. See also: golden, handcuffgolden handcuffs n. monetary inducements to stay on the job. (see also golden parachute.) The company provided a variety of golden handcuffs to keep its execs happy through a takeover. See also: golden, handcuffgolden handcuffs
Golden handcuffsA contract that binds a broker to a brokerage firm by offering the broker commissions and bonuses, but penalizes the broker if he or she goes to work for another firm.Golden HandcuffsAn incentive that makes it very unlikely that an employee will leave a company. For example, an employer may offer an exceptionally good health insurance policy at a reduced cost to an employee. The term has a slightly negative connotation because some believe these incentives reduce innovation in an economy.golden handcuffs A lucrative incentive offered to a firm's executive in order either to keep him or her from moving to a job at another company or to buy the executive's longer-term cooperation after departure. |