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Your Friends Are Your Rewards


Get rewarded with Republic Services’ Employee Referral Program! Referring a friend or family member can earn you up to $750. All regular full-time employees with an active status can submit referrals to the Employee Referral Program via Workday. Once entered in the system, employees can track referrals, stay informed on new vacancies, and manage incentive payments.

Through this program you can earn up to $750 for each new hire referred. In addition, each successful referral makes you eligible for an annual prize drawing with an estimated value of $5,000.

Important to Know
    • All referrals must be submitted through Workday, no exceptions
    • All previous referral programs are discontinued and should not be utilized
      • US Ecology will continue to follow their current referral program until further notice
    • All active status employees eligible to submit referrals
    • Check out this job aid for step-by-step instructions on how to make a referral in Workday
 Cash Incentive & Prize Drawing Guidelines
    • Incentive distributions will be made incrementally
      • 30 days after hire
      • 180 days after hire
    • Both the referring and referred employee must be employed with Republic Services at the time of incentive distribution
      • US Ecology will continue to follow their current referral program until further notice
    • Prize and cash incentive exclusions
      • Director/GM level and above
      • HR Personnel
      • Employees involved in the interview process
      • Employees in the direct reporting chain of the position
      • Union employees
    • One prize drawing entry per hired referral
    • One prize drawing winner from each Area, Corporate, and CRC
    • Winners will select prize from pre-approved list

Learn more about current job openings on our updated career page. If you have additional questions, please reach out to your immediate supervisor, local HR partner, or the Talent Acquisition team.


Looking for more information? Check out this FAQ. We look forward to rewarding you for your referrals!