golden handcuffs
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golden handcuffs
special benefits offered to an employee as an inducement to continue service
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golden handcuffs
pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)
A lucrative incentive to an employee intended to discourage resignation or to ensure long-term cooperation after departure.
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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
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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]
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