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Definition of 'Golden Handcuffs'
A collection of financial incentives that are intended to encourage employees to remain with a company. Golden handcuffs are offered by employers to existing employees as a means of holding onto key employees and increasing employee retention rates. Golden handcuffs are common in industries where highly-compensated employees are likely to move from company to company. Examples of golden handcuffs include employee stock options that do not vest until the employee has been with the company for several years, and contractual agreements that stipulate certain bonuses or other forms of compensation must be returned to the company if the employee leaves before a certain date. Also called golden handshakes.
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Investopedia explains 'Golden Handcuffs'
Employers invest significant resources in the hiring, training and retaining of key employees. Golden handcuffs are intended to help employers hold on to employees to whom an investment has been made, thereby allowing a positive return on that investment in the employee. Other forms of golden handcuffs include contractual obligations that specify an action that an employee may or may not perform, such as a contract prohibiting a network television host from appearing on a competing channel; and SERPS – supplemental executive retirement plans that are funded entirely by the employer.
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