BOC has re-launched its Employee Referral Programme and introduced a second category for award qualification. The categories are:

Category	Description	Gross	Gross
Business (Critical)	E.g. Roles where the operations of the business will be significantly impacted if the job remains vacant for an extended period of time. This will be determined on a case by case basis.	AU $3000	NZ $3000
Business (Other)	All other positions	AU $1500	NZ$1500

The programme enables employees to refer friends or industry contacts as prospective candidates and be rewarded. This programme aims to recognise your efforts as we strive to build a culture of achievement and recognition.

What Is An Employee Referral Programme?

An Employee Referral Programme means current permanent employees can refer their friends or past work colleagues or associates for jobs at BOC. The BOC employee who refers the candidate is recognised and rewarded in cash when their referral is hired and has served out a six months probationary period. Research has demonstrated that new employees sourced via employee referrals are better performers, have a closer cultural fit to the organisation and tend to stay with the organisation longer.

Reasons for this include:

1. Top performers generally know "other top performers" in their industry or area of expertise
2. Employees are generally not likely to refer poor performers as it may reflect badly on them
3. The job expectations of employees that have been referred are generally more realistic given that they can gain an 'inside view' of what the culture of the organisation is like.