U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

All employees EXCEPT:

• HR staff
• Hiring supervisors
• Appointing authorities of positions being filled

Cash; up to $500
For unique, specialized shortage skills

Two payments:  half when hired & half at end of a specified time period.

First payment made when new employee reports to work.  Balance after employee successfully completes specified time period.

Employee completes appropriate HR form.  When candidate is hired and reports to work, HR provides the appointing authority a Referral Bonus form to complete and forward to HR and payroll for processing.  When the new employee completes the specified time period, HR notifies the referring employee and his/her supervisor, and processes the second payment.

All employees EXCEPT:

• Recruiters and HR staff
• Supervisors and managers within their Divisions

Paid time off granted in three stages:   1. Half day for submitting referral
2. 1 day if candidate hired
3. 2 days after new employee works for 6 months

Award may be redeemed only after new employee reports to work.

Employee may take up to 1½ days (stages 1 and 2) after candidate is hired.  Employee gets the other 2 days (stage 3) after 6-month anniversary.

Employee submits referral card or email to HR.  HR checks to see if candidate has applied for the job and approves part A of the referral time-off award.  HR notifies employee if the candidate is selected and advises employee's supervisor and payroll about the 1½ days referral time-off award.  HR notifies employee, supervisor, and payroll of the additional 2-day award if the new employee successfully completes 6 months.

All employees EXCEPT:

• Members of HR staff and the Recruiting Division
• Team Leaders for their own team
• Management staff within their own department

Cash; $1000 (based on one half documented average cost to recruit a successful hire)

No sooner than 6 months after referred person is hired.

Candidate must be hired and perform successfully for 6 months.

Referrals are tracked in HR using spreadsheets.  The employee sends referral information to HR.  Employee gets a thank you card for the referral.  HR keeps the referral, tracks the applicant, and processes the bonus after 6 months successful performance, notifying payroll to make the payment.

All employees EXCEPT:

• Recruitment Staff
• HR Staff
• Managers and executives

Cash; $1500 Only listed positions during stated time-frame (one half cost based on documented historical data)

No sooner than 90 days after hiring referred person.

Candidate must be hired into a full-time regular position and complete a 90-day introductory period successfully.

Employee submits referral to HR by completing an Employee Referral Form taken from the intranet.  Employee receives a thank you.  If individual referred applies for the job and is hired, HR notifies employee that referred individual has been hired.  HR tracks the new hire and processes the bonus after the 90-day period is completed successfully.

All employees EXCEPT:

• Employees involved in the recruitment process
• Employees outside the local area office

Cash.

• $50 for 1st referral
• $100 for 2nd
• $150 for 3rd
• $200 for 4th and any additional referrals

Paid at the end of the fiscal year.

New employee must work successfully for a minimum of 4 months or until placed in non-work status.

Appointees complete a referral card, which is kept on file in HR.  At the end of the fiscal year, HR checks these files against the rolls to see which appointees met the time requirements and processes a single, cumulative Referral Bonus payment for the referring employee.