when i moved to Holland,
i got
5 grand (euros) relocation budget, to spend on moving costs or new furniture and what not, i had to produce bills, albeit mostly for the dutch taxes, not for the company.
Either way, i typed up my own bill for a fictitious Sony Home theatre thing that cost 4.999, from a non existing company in a non existing street of a non existing town in Belgium...
guessing the dutch tax office would not bother to check such things, and i guessed right
Got 1 month salary as settle-in fee
And 3 months furnished company appartment
Had to do 2 years minimum else i'de have to repay a bit.
That was 2001... not sure if that would be easy to get in 2009...
It depends on type of industry, the level of the job, and how keen the company is on getting you on board..