Top 10 Items Employees Would Like to Receive from their Boss at Christmas

CHRISTMAS may be the perfect time for gift giving, however when it comes to the workplace many bosses aren’t rewarding or recognising their employees with a token gift, according to new research.

A study of 1,000 UK workers published in the Most Generous Time of the Year Study by Perkbox, the UK’s fastest growing employee benefits platform, revealed that 30% of employees haven’t received any gift from their boss or manager at Christmas.

Of those who do get a token gift from their boss at Christmas, more than 1 in 3 (35%) said they received a team meal out.

This was followed by more traditional gifts with 29% receiving a drink related gift such as a bottle of wine or alcohol, and a further 23% who said they receive a food related present like chocolate or a food hamper from their management at Christmas.

Interestingly for bosses, when workers were asked what they would like to get from their boss at Christmas, monetary gifts were favoured – 1 in 4 (25%) revealed they would like a money-based bonus such as cash, a bonus payment in their salary or a gift card/voucher.

Meanwhile, a similar number (23%) said they would like to receive a pay rise from their boss at Christmas.

In fact, all age groups favoured a money-based bonus or a pay rise as a gift from their boss.

Top 10 Items Employees Would Like to Receive from their Boss at Christmas

1. Money based bonus – e.g. cash, a bonus payment in your salary or a gift card/voucher – 25%
2. A pay rise – 23%
3. A team meal out – 8%
4. An additional day off on Christmas Eve – 7%
5. A drink related gift – e.g. a bottle of wine, spirits etc – 5%
6. An early finish on a Friday/several Fridays in December – 5%
7. A food related gift – e.g. a food hamper, chocolate, etc – 4%
8. A piece of technology which is not given to you for work e.g. a tablet, speakers, headphones etc – 3%
9. Working from home on Christmas Eve – 2%
10. Flowers – 1%