[kinkrtyavimoodh]

Contacts in what sense?

Probationary periods could work but it's a coordination problem. Such periods are the norm in Europe (coz it's very hard to fire someone) but for an at-will place like the US, given that the industry doesn't really do probationary periods in general, any employer who starts doing it would be at a disadvantage.

[jimbob45]

*contracts

In the sense of offering signing bonuses for term lengths that get repo’d if the contract length is broken.

[xcambar]

I think GP meant "reference check"

[jimbob45]

I meant “contract” but you’ve brought up another good idea.