golden hello

noun

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

Example Sentences

It is not unusual for schools to offer cash lump sums as a "golden hello" to recruit maths teachers, and they sometimes get poached by other schools for higher salaries.

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They said the measures set out in the dental reform plan last month had already increased payments as well as introducing premium rates to take on new patients and a £20,000 golden hello for dentists to work in the areas with the worst access.

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While the golden hello is aimed at getting more dentists to work for three years in the so-called dental deserts where there is the poorest access to NHS care, the top-up payments will be crucial to improving access across the board.

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

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There will be "golden hello" cash incentives for dentists to work in areas which are under-served, with 240 offered £20,000 later this year to work in parts of England with the fewest dentists.

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