Comments on: Must every company give a holiday bonus? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itproject/must-every-company-give-a-holiday-bonus/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:40:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: AndreaF http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itproject/must-every-company-give-a-holiday-bonus/#comment-59 AndreaF Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:29:03 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itproject/must-every-company-give-a-holiday-bonus/#comment-59 Not required in Canada, either. Certainly socially accepted, but should not be expected. The large corporation I left recently gave out Christmas 'gifts' - generally a gift certificate for a grocery chain. We also received - some years, not all - an annual bonus which I was told was a form of profit sharing in a good year. Not required in Canada, either. Certainly socially accepted, but should not be expected. The large corporation I left recently gave out Christmas ‘gifts’ - generally a gift certificate for a grocery chain. We also received - some years, not all - an annual bonus which I was told was a form of profit sharing in a good year.

]]> By: Suzmonster http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itproject/must-every-company-give-a-holiday-bonus/#comment-58 Suzmonster Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:01:20 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itproject/must-every-company-give-a-holiday-bonus/#comment-58 It's not required by law to give holiday bonuses in the US. I know teachers in my area of the country can't receive holiday bonuses because it's outside of their budgeted salary for the school district. I have gotten these bonuses in many forms including an end-of-the-year/holiday bonus based on performance, a Christmas ham, and a holiday bonus check. It seems holiday bonuses are dependent on the individual business. In the US the only time of the year we "expect" a holiday bonus is in December, if we get one at all. I think holiday bonuses show good will to employees but I don't believe employees should expect them. I know I don't. It’s not required by law to give holiday bonuses in the US. I know teachers in my area of the country can’t receive holiday bonuses because it’s outside of their budgeted salary for the school district.

I have gotten these bonuses in many forms including an end-of-the-year/holiday bonus based on performance, a Christmas ham, and a holiday bonus check. It seems holiday bonuses are dependent on the individual business. In the US the only time of the year we “expect” a holiday bonus is in December, if we get one at all.

I think holiday bonuses show good will to employees but I don’t believe employees should expect them. I know I don’t.

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