Do you get a bonus, if so how much?

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I get £30. It's better than nothing and I'm grateful 🙏 usually get wine for Christmas with it.

We got nothing.

Oh actually we got an IT security phishing email exercise wishing us a merry Christmas and inviting us to click on a link to get our gift card...

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In previous years we've had a party laid on or a per head budget (usually given to managers) to contribute towards going out for a lunch (usually about £10-20)

We usually get between £600 and £800 but not until April.

Another NHS employee but my team is lovely. We get a little bag of chocolates and a decoration for the tree which comes out of the managers own pocket. He’s really kind.

£20

Nothing. Not getting a pay rise again this year either

Same 🤭

We get our bonus in August and for Christmas we got 2 bottles of wine (1 red,1 white), a hamper and a £100 Love to Shop gift card.

Work for a Council so no bonus

No bonus but they did restock the black biros this week! What a time to be alive!! Merry Christmas!!

Yes but at end of financial year which is end of October, and amount is dependent on how the business has done. For Christmas my boss bought me a funny cat calendar (which he's got spot on to be fair, very good pick).

We get to leave at 3 instead of 5 on Christmas Eve... I less Christmas Eve is a Friday, then it's a normal day.

Wine is put of fashion as a bonus now. It's exclusionary as a lot of people don't drink

No, nothing.

No bonus but my boss bought me a bottle of wine.

However, I finished work on Wednesday and don't go back until 6th January. I've only used 4 days annual leave as we get the Christmas closure for 'free'.

Any bonus is paid at the end of the financial year; we have been told the company is on track to pay one this year, but not how much. We get a small contribution towards a Christmas event. I'm not complaining - we are lucky to get anything!

Employees where I work get a £30 gift card and managers tend to organise some discretionary leave. It's a very lovely organisation and people often bake for each other or give wine/ small gifts.
Many people don't celebrate but enjoy that we aren't open for the bank holidays and most people can usually book time off.

Zilch, very large multinational conglomerate.

NHS so no bonus. Our in house charity contributes towards the Christmas party and team suppers and £20 per staff member- team managers buy gifts/vouchers and distribute. Nice gestures but am envious of people who get big cash bonuses.

£7,000

£30 but it can only be spent where I work.

We get a discretionary extra day of leave - so it's not written into contracts but we usually get one. Charity sector.

One place I worked years ago gave people choice of £100 bonus or Christmas party. We had the party.

I had a £500 bonus in covid year, everyone got it even if furloughed (I never was). That was really nice after a shitty year.

This is unusual - does everyone get the same? Normally it would be a percentage when you're getting a large amount.

I work for a university, so no. We had a Christmas meal though and will finish early today.

We get a form to fill out at the beginning of December asking us which drinks we would prefer. There is an option for non-alcoholic drinks so nobody is left out.

The thread, as usual, is full of public sector workers saying they don't get a bonus. What they are missing is that bonuses aren't all that, they are just a cost efficient way for a company to pay you as a one off with no long term commitment.

Here's your choice: a 5 % bonus that is not pensionable this year or an 4 % salary increase. Which is better?