Two collections for staff leaving. Noé guet tint more than thé ôter

[wakeupandsmellthecoffee]

It has been suggested that they put the
two amounts together and split it equally.
Thé problèm with this is Thérè is à reason
For this as people like thé ôther staff member
More.
What does éveryone think is fair.

I would put in equally and split.

I think I wouldn't like to donate more for someone I don't like just because someone saw it as unfair.

People donate because they want to and an amount they feel happy with.

I'm not sure, but this could be classed as discrimination, if one person gets something of greater value than the other.

Even though they are leaving, they might be able to complain about this in a grievance, especially if they are leaving under a cloud.

Sarah surely that would only work if it was the bosses who where giving a good bye present? Not people who you worked along side of

They are leaving to go to university

Will they know that they got different amounts?

I don't see how they could put in a grievance. Leaving gifts from colleagues are a privilege not a right.

I don't know, Chattymummy it's just that it can be a mine-field these days, you have to consider all outcomes.

Something about usual precedent? But it's been a while since I've had to deal with this sort of thing.

Don't agree with splitting it, if there were two separate collections the money should stay exactly that.

Sorry should have said they were TAs leaving after a year

I doubt they would do anything about it, but seriously you think it would be ok, as an example, to give one person a huge boquet of roses and the other a limp sprig of carnations? Just because one is more popular (which doesn't mean they are a better person, or a harder worker)
I couldn't do it. I'd feel like a right bastard.

If you are buying gifts can you buy them different things so price isn't immediately obvious unless it's £££.

you either have to have 2 separate collections or else split the collection fairly - if one persons collection was greater than the others I would buy both the same bunch of flowers or bottle of wine (visible gift), and then a giftcard for the rest (eg £20/£40) in with their goodbye card - they would have to be terribly rude to ask each other "how much was YOUR voucher for"

You are on rocky legal ground if you take money which which was intended for one purpose and use it for another without the express permission of the donor.

If you feel embarrassed giving less to one person than the other you are free to make up the mount or ask other like minded people to do so but it would be wrong to misappropriate money intended for one person to give to another.

I would fail to safe and give nothing to either.

The reason it's more for one
Is that he works hard
The other is the laziest person ever

I agree with phantom name changer and FF.

Yes if you do a gift card you don't have to write the amount it is for

Hummm sounds like there is a reason. Go with phantomnamechanger's suggestion.

This happened at my work, an email was sent round and people were asked if they wanted to make up the difference. Which they did....

The lazy one is very entitled

But how would they even know the amounts are different if the leaving presents are skilfully chosen as phantomnamechanger suggests?

I'd say to the one with more money, "Oy, keep quiet about how much yours is for. You've worked a lot harder than x and people really appreciate it."

Please someone say that its not just me that thinks Op has the wrong language set?

Don't split money.

Make no excuses for lazy one. This person needs to learn a lesson.

Why be dishonest or hide it? It won't do them any favours in the long run.