We are coming up on that time of year again where clients are questioning what to do about the holidays.
- Should we have a party?
- Can we have a party?
- Can we call it a Christmas Party?
- Can we serve alcohol?
- How do we show our appreciation without spending a lot of money?
- Will we offend some of our employees if we do or do not have a party?
I would love to say there is one perfect answer but obviously there is not. The best way to handle this is to ensure whatever you do you are being all inclusive. “How do I make that happen when I don’t know all of my employee’s beliefs” you ask? Great question! There are a number of ways to handle this and I can list a few here. There are way too many variables to be able to address all and we encourage you to call us for some assistance if you have specific ideas not addressed here.
- To ensure you do not exclude any particular group – You certainly can call your party whatever you want. However, if you are not absolutely positive of employee’s beliefs (and no, you cannot ask) we suggest you find another name to ensure you are being as all inclusive as possible. We suggest things like, Year End Thank You, Winter Festival.
- How about an opportunity to allow for your employee’s families to see where they work and have a potluck? It is a great way for people to get to know each other.
- You will always have some employees who really have no interest in attending these events….you can’t change that and no employee should feel this is a required event.
- If you can afford a party, you can afford to save money by giving gift cards for a Grocery Store or a Visa/MC gift card they can use anywhere.
- As for alcohol…have a plan. If your employees are drinking, how are they getting home? Who is monitoring this? How/who will handle the “ugly” drunk? You really must consider the liability issue of serving any kind of alcohol at a company event.
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