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Source: IRS Employment Review

Issue: 905

Date: 22/09/2008

Publisher: IRS

Survey: Christmas working practice

TOPICS:

pay and benefits	benefits (pay-related and other) premiums and allowances pay-related incentives/awards tax and deductions from pay
terms, conditions and employee rights	working time and leave
equal opportunities	religion

SECTORS:
chemicals
construction
electricity, gas and water
engineering and metals
finance
food, drink and tobacco
manufacturing (other)
public services
retail and wholesale
services (other)
transport and communication

AUTHOR: Noelle Murphy

Planning and organising Christmas closure and celebrations is a complex affair; our latest biennial survey on employer practice reports on what employers have planned for 2008.

On this page:
Christmas closure
Chart 1: Planned closure, Christmas 2008
Leave arrangements
Employees required to work throughout Christmas
Employees on standby
Party arrangements
Party organisation and funding
Departmental/team meals
Acceptable behaviour
Christmas bonus
Opting out of Christmas celebrations
Our research
Table 1: Christmas standby and call-out arrangements and payment
Table 2: Working over Christmas and New Year: employee groups and compensation arrangements
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