golden handcuffs noun [pl.]

(HR )

a large amount of money and other financial benefits that are given to sb to persuade them to continue working for a company rather than leaving to work for another company:

Benefit schemes that become more attractive the longer employees stay with the company act as golden handcuffs tying them to the company.

a golden handcuffs contract/deal

• lowball
• low-cost
• low-end
• lower
• lower-than-expected
• lowest common denominator
• low-fare
• low-grade
• low-hanging fruit
• low-impact
• low-income
• low-involvement product
• low-level
• low-margin
• low-paid
• low-pressure
• low-priced
• low-profile
• low-quality
• low-ranking
• low-resolution
• low-rise
• low road
• low season
• low-tech