Employee referral programs

For successful diversity recruiting, it s important to educate all employees on the tangible benefits of diversity recruiting to garner support and enthusiasm for those initiatives. This may lead to employee referrals of qualified diversity candidates. 

Employee referral programs are a tried and true way to reach and hire all types of candidates, and to reward leads. These programs can build further upon the like attracts like principle as well. If a company is demonstrably interested in diversity, employees themselves may be the best advertisements for the desirability of the company. Employees reach out to their network, which allows us to tap into a widely diverse pool of talent, says Tracey Bessellieu. If the referred candidate is hired, the employee is recognized with a lucrative stipend.  

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Nanosys offers its employees a comprehensive health plan, basic life insurance, AD D, flexible time off, an employee referral program and stock options. 

The manager should not try to do too much. If he senses that professional help may be appropriate, a suggestion to that effect or a referral to the company s employee assistance program may be in order. 

X Referral to an employee assistance program (EAP) — a program that offers assistance in resolving emotional, physical, or personal problems that affect the employee s on-the-job behavior. 

A driver referral program is simply a method carriers use to encourage their drivers and non-driving employees to refer other drivers for open positions. 

Driver referral programs can be an effective way of enhancing your recruiting effort that can also increase overall employee participation in, and loyalty to, the company. 

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is provided through a private contractor. Provisions to make employees fully aware of the services offered by the program are found in WSRC-1-03. RD-1 RDP requires that the manager/supervisor confronting an individual discuss the potential of referral to the WSRC EAP (for WSRC employees) or the individuals company EAP. 

An employee may be violating work rules because of personal problems. In some cases, the best form of disciplinary action is to refer the employee to an employee assistance program (EAP). It may be appropriate to use other forms of disciplinary action (warnings, suspensions, etc.) in conjiuiction with the referral. 

For the program to be effective, all employees should be educated about the issue of substance abuse, with special attention paid to early identification, intervention, and responsibilities of management in ensuring intervention and referral for treatment. 

The Guidelines incorporate a sixth component that states, the standards must be consistently enforced through an appropriate disciplinary mechanism. Substantial discretion is given to the corporation to tailor the mechanism so that the discipline reflects the relative seriousness of the employee s conduct and his position of responsibility. Appropriate actions may include suspension, termination, loss of benefits, or referral to appropriate enforcement agencies. Such steps may be uncomfortable or distasteful to some, but they need to be incorporated into the due diligence program. 

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