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I learnt today that companies are allowed £150 from the taxman per employee to hold a christmas party. Other people on the course today were saying how their boss often gave out £15 each and thought they were being generous!

Very interesting ....Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Our boss wouldnt give us the steam from his ...... Christmas pud :(

We don't have an official Christmas party anymore, and haven't for a few years. One year they even banned us from organising our own ! This year my group is going to one of those big events held where logts of companies go. Whether it will be in any way subsidised I don't know, I doubt it.

tell me more! does it depend on the size of the company? i could save myself hundreds!

We don't have a party cos there's only two of us but the boss usually gives me £200!!! Julie xxx

Aegean Blue didn't have a Christmas Party last year... I didn't fancy sitting in a restaurant on my own chomping on my christmas pudding... lol becx

PMSL Bec...you reminded me of one Christmas, I made up a nice tray of Xmas food including cracker, for old man who lived on his own across the road. My son thought it was awful,cos who could he pull the cracker with? I laugh every time I think of it..

As the Christmas party is the only thing that those of us long-suffering 'other halves' get from the company as compensation for all the inconvenient business trips and late nights the employees have to work, I think £150 per head is just about OK. More would be better, depending on the venue booked for the occasion, as some of the London venues are extremely pricey. Having been responsible for booking Christmas parties and other functions during the course of my working life, I know it's not easy to book somewhere that suits everyone at a time that suits everyone, but some places do give discounts for early bookings, so booking in about May is better than leaving it till October, and Friday nights are obviously the ones that are booked first. Obviously, the smaller the company the less likely it is that large amounts will be in the kitty to begin with, but it shouldn't stop a good organiser arranging something appropriate. Welcome to the world of work, Dan! CB >|<

i think our firm spends all that and probably more we have a three course meal at a local posh restaurant (have it to ourselves) free bar for most of the night with disco til the early hours (there are 71 of us here) we also have annual bbq (this saturday) all except desserts are provided (including drinks) hevi

BC - am trying to organise a staff day out but everyone's being really boring... lol

Bec A staff treasure hunt would be fun.........you would know where you hid the treasure, and claim the prize !! lolol