How Long To Work To Receive Full Bonus?

How long do you have to work somewhere to receive a full bonus? Is it the full 12 months or will companies normally throw you a bone if you are a new hire and only been there for ~10 months out of the year? At my current company, I got a pro rated bonus because I started in July when bonuses pay out in February. 

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Proration is very very standard, and should be made clear in the offer letter. Some have rules like, 6+ months = full bonus, or less than 3 months means no bonus. But overall, I’d say direct % proration is the most common (and frankly fair) way to do it. 

I hired an analyst late in the year once, and negotiated to have a fixed payout at bonus time (we were slow to get the role approved and start date approved), so like all things…. They are negotiable! But, since I was essentially the “hiring mngr” for the role, I had to ask the unit head and HR to approve it (which they did very easily as it was the fair/right thing to do), had I not done so, this person would have basically gotten nothing. 

 

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