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According to the Wall Street Journal, Intel is doubling referral bonuses for women, minorities and veterans. Employees can receive $4,000 bonuses for suggesting candidates that meet the company's diversity goals. Intel had previously pledged $300 million over the next five years to address "Silicon Valley's disappointing diversity numbers," and has set a goal of "full representation" of women and under-represented minorities by 2020:
The new programs at Intel and across the tech sector come as companies report little-changed diversity numbers. Intel's diversity statistics for 2014 showed 24 percent of Intel employees are female. The company is also predominantly white and Asian, with only 3.5% black and 8% Latino employees. The company did not include statistics about veterans in its report.
Christine Dotts, a spokeswoman for Intel, said in an email that higher recruiting bonuses have been used by the company in the last decade, but she declined to comment on when or how much the bonuses were for.
Also at The Register.
(Score: 3, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday August 05 2015, @06:06PM
Seriously folks. If you're going to mod something Informative, please make sure it actually is. This is the list of groups eligible for the credit, from the link:
Employers can hire eligible employees from the following target groups for WOTC.
Unemployed Veterans (including disabled veterans)
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Recipients
Food Stamp (SNAP) Recipients
Designated Community Residents (living in Empowerment Zones or Rural Renewal Counties)
Vocational Rehabilitation Referred Individuals
Ex-Felons
Supplemental Security Income Recipients
Summer Youth Employees (living in Empowerment Zones)
(Score: 1) by anubi on Thursday August 06 2015, @01:44AM
Then how about this one [dol.gov]? ( Affirmative Action ).
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday August 06 2015, @08:42AM
Are you actually reading these documents before you post them? Just googling "affirmative action" clearly isn't working for you.
What this document actually says is that if you are a government contractor you must not discriminate. If you're a big one, you have to put a disclaimer on some forms and also not discriminate. That's it. A cursory scan is all that is necessary to see that tax benefits are not mentioned anywhere.