• Failure to comply with program guidelines may negatively impact your ability to receive a monetary reward.
• If the candidate was already in NNS’ job applicant system at the time the referral was made, the referral bonus will not be honored.
• Monetary awards will be paid after the referred employee starts work with NNS.
• The following individuals are exempt from participation in the NNS employee referral program:
  • Managers or individuals involved in the hiring process or hiring decision of the job seeker.
  • Summer interns.
  • Employees whose referrals were identified through their participation in recruiting programs (i.e. job fairs, college recruiting events, etc.).
  • Employees who work in HII Human Resources and/or Labor Relations.
  • Employees who are specifically prohibited from participation in the Employee Referral Program as a result of any labor agreements, or other such circumstances.
  • Employees enrolled in HII/NNS bonus-eligible programs.
  • Referrals of temporary agency or contract employees who worked for HII within the past 12 months.
  • Referrals of former employees who worked for HII within the last 12 months.
  • Referrals of current employees of HII in any capacity (including consultants and contractors).
• HII reserves the right to change or terminate the program at any time for any reason at the sole discretion of Human Resources. Human Resources reserves the right to administer and interpret the Employee Referral Program at its discretion.

Why are only certain referrals eligible for a monetary reward?

Positions included in the employee referral program have been identified based on the company’s current hiring needs along with how difficult a position is to fill.

Why do the monetary rewards differ?
Monetary rewards differ in amount based on the company’s current hiring needs along with how difficult a position is to fill.

How are the monetary rewards from this program paid?

Monetary rewards associated with this program are typically paid 10-14 business days following the candidate’s first official employment date with Newport News Shipbuilding. All monetary rewards are paid electronically – no paper or off-cycle checks will be processed by Payroll.

Are the monetary rewards taxed?

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Are HII employees from other divisions (Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mission Technologies) able to participate in this program?

Unfortunately, not at this time. Only employees currently employed by Newport News Shipbuilding are eligible for monetary rewards associated with the NNS employee referral program.

If the candidate applies to the position before I submit their name to Newport News Shipbuilding, does that disqualify me from being able to receive a monetary reward?

As long as the current Newport News Shipbuilding employee submits the referral while the position is posted and accepting applications – and before the candidate receives an offer, they are still eligible to receive a monetary reward. A monetary reward will not be issued if a new hire candidate has already received an offer, is going through the onboarding process, or has begun their employment with NNS.

If the candidate I am referring has previously applied to positions at Newport News Shipbuilding does that disqualify them from this program?

Yes. Unfortunately, if a candidate has applied to another position at Newport News Shipbuilding in the past, they are not eligible for this program. An NNS employee can still refer them as a candidate, however, a monetary reword will not be paid to the current NNS employee if they are hired to the positon.

If the candidate I am referring is hired to a similar position, but not the exact position they applied to when I referred them, am I still eligible to receive an award?

A monetary reward will be awarded if the new hire candidate is hired to the same department/same exact type of position or same position level; but under a different position number as was indicated from the initial referral that was made by the current Newport News Shipbuilding employee.

However, if the new hire candidate is hired to a different department or to a different type of position or level an award will not be provided.

If the candidate I am referring is hired by Newport News Shipbuilding, but to a different position than what I referred them to – am I still eligible to receive an award?

No. Unfortunately, if the new hire candidate is hired to a different department or to a different type of position or level a monetary award will not be provided.