Two new pilot programs aimed at helping ease critical staff shortages across the Washington State University system by providing financial incentives to applicants as well as current employees are now available.
The initiatives launched Monday by Human Resource Services include the Hiring Incentive Payment Program and the Employee Referral Incentive Program. The former allows departments looking to fill a difficult vacancy to offer a one-time lump sum to the person that applies and is eventually hired by the university. The Employee Referral Incentive Program encourages current WSU employees to recommend prospective candidates for hard-to-fill positions with up to $1,000 in bonus payments.
“This is our way of trying some new things to help with hiring issues that are common across the university system,” said Tony Howard, senior associate vice president for Human Resource Services. “We also recognize that employees in understaffed departments often have to pick up additional responsibilities while searches are underway, so we wanted to provide a new avenue to address those staffing issues.”
