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golden hello

British  

noun

  1. informal a payment made to a sought-after recruit on signing a contract of employment with a company

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The payment - dubbed a golden hello - will be available to up to 240 dentists, about 1% of the workforce.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

It was revealed last month that British Airways is offering the same amount to new joiners as a "golden hello".

From BBC • May 15, 2022

However, local newspaper La Depeche, which first reported the story, said the golden hello may come with a sting.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2016

Hoffman has argued his golden hello payment was related to Barclays’ desire to secure his services against competing job offers from elsewhere.

From The Guardian • May 24, 2015

Among the incentives offered to Crozier is a £200,000 golden hello, in cash, which he will receive on his first day in the job on 26 April.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2010

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