Employers 'should host Christmas parties'; ensure correct behaviour

Date: 27/10/2009

A Christmas party is a great way to bring incentives and recognition into play over the seasonal break, though proper behaviour must be observed, it is said.

Although the Christmas party is an important team building corporate event which harnesses elements of incentives and recognition, it should be monitored for correct behaviour.

This is the view of Ben Wilmott, the senior public policy adviser for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), who said that businesses may use parties as a way of rewarding staff despite the downturn.

He explained: "Employers should make sure that there are plenty of soft drinks available and make sure there is food available as well, so that people are encouraged not to drink on an empty stomach."

Mr Wilmott added that there are a number of recorded cases of behaviour which has led to people losing their jobs, making it "quite a serious issue" that the team building corporate event goes off without a hitch.

It follows the announcement by the BBC that it will not be contributing money to staff Christmas parties due to the current economic climate, in news which may be welcomed by people who have lambasted the publicly-funded organisation for past spending.

Written by David Farrior

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