{"id":66017,"date":"2015-11-30T23:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=66017"},"modified":"2015-11-30T23:00:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T05:00:43","slug":"get-started-pros-and-cons-of-giving-holiday-gifts-to-employees-and-getting-gifts-from-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/11\/30\/get-started-pros-and-cons-of-giving-holiday-gifts-to-employees-and-getting-gifts-from-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Started: Pros and cons of giving holiday gifts to employees and getting gifts from them"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To give or not to give<\/strong><\/p>\n

Small business owners who want to give holiday gifts to employees need to be aware that pitfalls can be found in good intentions.<\/p>\n

Gift-giving can raise questions about impropriety and favouritism, says Wendy Patrick, a lecturer in business ethics at San Diego State University. Bosses should also be cautious about receiving gifts from staffers, she says.<\/p>\n

Some business owners give gifts as a way to thank employees for their hard work and loyalty. That’s a good way to boost morale, but it will only work if everyone gets a gift\u2014leaving someone out will cause resentment and stir up speculation about why some employees are favoured over others, Patrick says.<\/p>\n

In some very small companies, owners select individual gifts for employees, hoping for a personal touch. That can be troublesome if one staffer believes that another got a better or more expensive gift, Patrick says. The boss is better off giving everyone the same gift, or the same holiday bonus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s probably safer in the long run to even the playing field,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Accepting gifts from employees also raises questions\u2014if someone gives the boss something lavish, is it an attempt to curry favour? And if that staffer ends up getting a promotion or plum assignment, was the gift a bribe that worked?<\/p>\n

Patrick recommends that business owners set a written policy that says bosses won’t accept gifts. And if they do receive a gift, either return it, or in the case of something like a food basket, set it out so everyone in the workplace can enjoy it. But don’t identify who gave the gift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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