March 2000

Question 1. Does your company have a sign-on bonus program?
	Yes	No		Respondents
	60%	40%		718
Question 2. Does your company award sign-on bonuses to the following positions?
	Yes	No
Upper Mgmt.	83%	17%	373
Middle Mgmt.	80%	20%	373
Supervisors	53%	47%	373
Professional Staff	73%	27%	373
Technical Staff	74%	26%	373
Clerical Staff	10%	90%	373
Other Staff	10%	90%	373	QM02 Text file
Question 3. The sign-on bonus is awarded as which of the following?
	Flat dollar Amount	% of base pay	Combination
	84%	3%	13%
Question 4. Do you split the pay-out so part of the award is given upon hire and reminder after a set period of time?
	Yes	No
	40%	61%
Question 5. Does the employee forfeit or payback the bonus if they voluntarily leave within the following time frame?
	First 3 months	First 6 months	First year	Varies	No forft/payback
Upper Mgmt.	4%	5%	32%	27%	32%
Middle Mgmt.	4%	7%	35%	24%	31%
Supervisors	3%	6%	37%	22%	34%
Professional Staff	3%	5%	37%	24%	31%
Technical Staff	4%	6%	33%	27%	30%
Clerical Staff	1%	9%	25%	21%	44%
Other Staff	3%	5%	26%	26%	40%
Question 6. In general, what is the amount paid in a sign-on bonus for the following positions:
	< $1,000	$1,000-$4,999	$5,000-$9,999	$10,000+
Upper Mgmt.	2%	11%	20%	67%
Middle Mgmt.	1%	29%	51%	19%
Supervisors	3%	61%	31%	4%
Professional Staff	3%	58%	33%	6%
Technical Staff	4%	58%	31%	6%
Clerical Staff	44%	54%	3%	0%
Other Staff	30%	50%	17%	4%
Question 7. Do you feel that your sign-on bonus program is helping with your company's attraction issues?
	Yes	No
	88%	12%