Do you get a Christmas bonus?

Akabusi · 02-10-2019 12:14PM

victor8600 wrote: »

We get an end of the year bonus of several % of yearly salary if the company as a whole meets self-set targets. Usually works out pretty good, though most of it goes to the Revenue.

Same here, but I work for a large US Insurance company, it is at this time of year when I get very interested in hurricanes hitting the US. One big one hits and we'll get nothing.

mackey9387 · 02-10-2019 12:20PM

Get 1 weeks wages. â‚¬250 of it is on a voucher the rest is paid in cash and we get a Christmas night out it's really good

D3V!L · 02-10-2019 12:22PM

Sugar Free wrote: »

Same as many here, bonus and additional compensation reviews take place in March each year, rather than Christmas.

Yep , same here. March or April we get a percentage of our gross.

Zaph · 02-10-2019 12:28PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I’m an employer, and have never given bonuses. That said, I’ve had a bumper year, so might throw each of them 100 bob in an envelope. They’ll probably spend it on vodka and tobacco.

They won't get much vodka or tobacco for that. A bob is a shilling, so 100 bob equals 5 pounds, or €6.35. I hope they remember to tug their forelocks appropriately when you give it to them.

Iseedeadpixels · 02-10-2019 12:34PM

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Sounds like you work for JohnnyFlash(TheCash)!

We get a fancy hamper (too fancy for the likes of me!), a percentage of wages based on the company's performance (usually worth a few hundred Euros), and a Christmas party (which I haven't gone to in years).

Was a pun on the name :pac: Im only a short term contract now until Xmas apparently we get vouchers which isnt too bad.

Cordell · 02-10-2019 12:37PM

frash wrote: »

Just waiting for the social welfare xmas bonus bashing to begin....

It's only fair

02-10-2019 12:41PM

No bonus and no xmas party but something's gotten hold of my life.

mandrake04 · 02-10-2019 01:02PM

I get a yearly personal KPI bonus 9.25% but its usually multiplied by regional which over the last few years is around 150-180% so works out to be really good. I am paid it in march but usually the figures are revealed at the end of year meeting which usually is 2 weeks before Christmas, so once the figures are in you can usually work out roughly what you are getting in March, and smash the credit card accordingly.

maccored · 02-10-2019 01:09PM

nope. havent even had a payrise in yonks

Lux23 · 02-10-2019 03:45PM

In the public sector, we get a €10 contribution to a Christmas party which is probably more generous that other parts of the sector. I got more when I was on the dole.

Idbatterim · 02-10-2019 04:10PM

no I dont! Margaret Ca$h does! its been reistated back to 100% of the normal weekly welfare payment, meanwhile in Britain, those dying on the streets on welfare, receive £10!

https://www.gov.uk/christmas-bonus

begsbyOnaTrain · 02-10-2019 04:12PM

maccored wrote: »

nope. havent even had a payrise in yonks

I hope you get a bonus or some symbol of thankfulness from your employer this Christmas

Fionn1952 · 02-10-2019 04:21PM

Christmas bonus is usually 10-15% of annual salary, performance based. You'd need to be a disaster to drop below 5% (you probably wouldn't see new year), to get more than 15%, you'd need to be the second coming of Christ.

Certainly takes a bite out of the January blues!

fattymuatty · 02-10-2019 04:22PM

I work by myself for myself so no. My husband gets a 500e supervalue voucher, goes in and buys a pack of chewing gum and they give him the change in cash.

blackwhite · 02-10-2019 04:28PM

Bonus of up to 40% of salary (dependent on personal, divisional and overall company performance) is payable after year-end results have been audited and published.
5% gets paid in December as an "advance" with the balance in payroll after results announcement.

There's also performance based share-options issued each year - can vary quite significantly from year to year, but can be quite lucrative in a good year. 5-year vesting period on them though, so not much use if cash is needed urgently

BrokenArrows · 02-10-2019 05:04PM

I don't get a Christmas bonus and never have, however i just signed a contract for a new job which has an awesome yearly bonus which just coincidentally is being paid in December.

I wont be eligible this December, but next year the mince pies are on me. I might even splash out for Tescos finest.

02-10-2019 05:53PM

According to one article, 43% of Irish workers received a Christmas bonus in 2017. Given the economic growth in the intervening year, you'd expect that figure to have risen for 2018.

http://betterbusiness.ie/employers-failing-utilise-small-benefits-relief-research-suggests/

Currently the poll is showing that 32% receive a Christmas bonus, a fairly significant difference of 11%. Might be explained by the possibility that some people who responded to the poll aren't in work, whether they're in college or working in the home, or whatever.

We do pretty badly compared to some Europeans. Apparently, almost 90% of German employers pay a Christmas bonus. Probably just a voucher for Kaufland or a sensible pair of Jack Wolfskin hiking boots, but still.

Leg End Reject · 02-10-2019 05:56PM

No.

Borderfox · 02-10-2019 05:59PM

Nothing, the scaldy c**ts

Edgware · 02-10-2019 06:15PM

Too early for this. We havent had the "Would you wear a Poppy" post and outrage yet

Gatling · 02-10-2019 06:32PM

Unfortunately the department of education say no

Nigzcurran · 02-10-2019 06:36PM

Christmas party and €50 for a few drinks at it and that’s it the tight gits

Autosport · 02-10-2019 06:54PM

Yea I get a bonus the last week of November as the company would like us to enjoy the festive period. They make a few billion in profit so it's nice to be receive something

Nigel Fairservice · 02-10-2019 07:07PM

I don't get one in my current job. I got a few small ones when I worked in Super Valu when I was in college. They were much appreciated by a broke student. I've only ever got 1 bonus in a post college job. I got a €500 All For One voucher in 2011. I was also made redundant that Christmas time by the same employer. I remember I bought new glasses in Specsavers with the voucher.

Scarinae · 02-10-2019 08:49PM

I've never had a Christmas bonus but my company does a Christmas party and a summer party every year

bluenose1956 · 02-10-2019 10:03PM

The best Christmas bonus is being told to come back in January.

CIP4 · 02-10-2019 10:21PM

I get an annual performance based bonus but it’s not paid till end of March. So a bit bad as would be really useful to even get a bit of it upfront in December. Instead of getting it all in March which at that time I generally have nothing to spend it on.

We do get a fairly decent Christmas party 3 course meal open bar for the night so good that way.

Guy:Incognito · 02-10-2019 10:27PM

No and to make matters worse, I voted yes by mistake.

Salthillprom · 02-10-2019 10:30PM

Nope. Never have either. Maybe that means I'm sh*y at my job

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 02-10-2019 11:42PM

In one small company I worked for, each employee got a €1000 bonus one Christmas. If you started during the year, it was pro-rata. I started at the start of March so I got a pre-tax bonus of €833. But because I was on the lower tax band, I actually got a way bigger net bonus than my two higher ups who had been in the company more than a year. Bit of a weird system. I can guarantee you they did way more for the company’s bottom line that year than I did. But I didn’t complain of course.

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