How to Give Employee Christmas Gifts

Your company Christmas party is just around the corner and you need to give your employees their gifts. You probably want to do this without creating uproar in the office over who got what. Follow these steps to make your holiday gift giving enjoyable for everyone.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Decide on your budget. You need to know how much you can spend on each employee before you start spending your money. The amount that you have to work with determines what type of gifts you can get.

2. Determine when you will give the gifts. The type of gift you give may depend on the time and place that you will give the gifts. Some companies find that a Christmas party is the best time and place to give employee gifts. Other companies feel that it is best to hand out the gifts on payday before Christmas. Depending on the gift, it may be best to have the gifts delivered to the employee's homes.

3. Give the same gift to each employee. While it lacks originality, the easiest way to give gifts to your employees may be to give them all the same gift. One way to do this is to base gifts on the amount of time an employee has been with the company. The employees who have been with you the longest will each get a gift that corresponds to their amount of time. This can also be used as a way to encourage staff loyalty.

4. Hand out Christmas bonuses. Christmas is generally a time of year when your employees spend more money. Giving your employees a Christmas bonus can be a nice show of appreciation from the company to the employees. You need to determine your criteria for the Christmas bonus before putting this into effect.

5. Arrange a gift exchange. Many co-workers like to hand out gifts to their friends. You need to schedule a time for them to do this without it interfering in normal business operations. Some offices host Secret Santa gift exchanges or play Christmas Bingo.

6. Play games for prizes. Some companies use prizes in lieu of gifts. The employees compete in different games or activities and have the chance to win the prize. You need to have rules and regulations in place to ensure that every employee leaves with a prize.

Resources

• Personalized Letters From Santa
• Christmas Recipes