Golden handcuffs are an employee retention tool that motivates top performers to remain working for the company. They may be offered large bonuses, employee stock options, and other benefits.

In an era where talent holds unprecedented power, the antiquated practice of "golden handcuffs" is losing its grip. The ...

Golden handcuffs refers to incentives and benefits provided by a company to encourage employees to stay with the business. Find out how it works and common types.

Microsoft announced thousands of layoffs worldwide, including its gaming division, as the tech industry continues workforce ...

“Golden handcuffs often come with golden spending habits,” Dr. Youssef validates. “I had a client who said, ‘If I left, I’d have to sell the house, and that feels like failure.'” 5.

Then the ‘golden handcuffs’ came off. Tech worker Evan Richardson stands beneath an illuminated terrace at City Hall in his hometown of Hayward, Calif. (Paul Kuroda / For The Times) ...

“The golden handcuffs have gotten tighter over the last year or so. I got a pretty decent bonus, a large raise, a promotion and with that I will probably have a lot less grunt work,” writes ...

The practice of holding back bonuses or a larger portion of partner compensation toward the end of the year, creating what's called “golden handcuffs” to deter partners from firm-hopping, is ...

Employees at the chip major earn millions but their hands are tied with “golden handcuffs”. This isn’t an idiom or a proverb, but a former Nvidia worker’s experience at the US tech giant.