Introducing payments for recommending a new recruit

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Introducing payments for recommending a new recruit

Many employers are realising the benefits of using their current workforce to help fill vacancies. A recent issue of IRS Employment Review looked at some of the well established refer-a-friend schemes and explored some of the payments on offer to staff for successful referrals.

This five-page study by IRS looks at the issues concerned with the design and operation of successful "refer-a-friend" schemes, including:

• bounty payments and more creative rewards used by some organisations
• business benefits of such schemes
• importance of ongoing promotional campaigns
• equal opportunities considerations.

Want to know more?

Title: "Recruiting with a little help from my friends", IRS Employment Review 804/Recruitment and retention, 23 July 2004.

Availability: Contact the subscriptions department at IRS in London, tel: 020 8686 9141 or visit www.irsemploymentreview.com

Posted 1 September 2004