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Commissioners revive employee referral bonus to help nursing home staffing
Summary
Commissioners approved reinstating an employee referral program that offers $500 to referring employees (and $500 to referred hires) if both stay six months; the program originally ran in 2021 and commissioners discussed a sunset date of Dec. 31, 2026.
Commissioners voted to revive the county employee referral program aimed at recruiting staff for county operations, including the county nursing home. Under the program as described by staff, a referring employee and a referred hire each receive $500 if both remain employed for six months.
Staff said the referral program was enacted in July 2021 and automatically ended Dec. 31, 2021, and that it produced no participants during that period.…
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