Sign - On Bonus Policy

Process Owner

Senior Executive of Human Resources

Definitions

Sign-On Bonus - A lump sum payment or series of payments provided to a new hire at the time of hire (or in periodic payments thereafter) to provide additional incentive to accept employment with GovC.

Purpose

To enable hiring managers to provide additional incentive in the form of sign-on bonuses to candidates for employment into certain hard-to-fill and/or critical positions with GovC.

Policy

A Sign-On Bonus is intended for exceptional use only with candidates for employment into hard-to-fill and/or critical positions. Proposals for Sign-On Bonuses are subject to the review and approval in accordance with the following requirements (no exceptions):

Sign-on Bonus Amount Approval Signatures Needed

Up to $5,000 Business Unit Vice President and Business Operations Manager

$5,001 to $15,000 Business Unit President and Business Operations Manager

Every new hire who is slated to receive a Sign-On Bonus is required to sign a Sign-On Bonus Agreement (Form B) evidencing their legal obligation to repay the Sign-On Bonus to GovC if their employment is terminated, either voluntarily or involuntarily (excluding lay-off), within the twelve (12) months of their start date.

Responsibilities

Hiring Managers should prepare and submit all Sign-On Bonus Requests to their Human Resources for review.

Business Operations Managers should determine the availability of funding for each Sign-On Bonus Request made in their organization.

Business Unit Human Resources should seek the appropriate approval signatures set forth in the table above. After approvals are obtained, Human Resources will send the employment offer letter and Sign-On Bonus Agreement to the job candidate.

The job candidate must sign both the offer letter and Sign-On Bonus Agreement and return both to Human Resources.

After the candidate becomes an employee by starting employment with GovC, Business Unit Human Resources should initiate the Sign-On Bonus payment(s).