Payroll & HR Services

Christmas Parties – Employer’s Guide

December 6, 2023

06/12/2023 - It is the season to be jolly & staff parties are a great thing, but they do need to be managed. Our festive guide is a useful aide memoir for employers entering the festive season.

The Art of a Successful Staff Party (well...HR-wise!)

Christmas parties are back with gusto, and employers want their’s to be enjoyable and memorable for all the right reasons…….

Ingredients: Employees of various ages….add food and copious quantities of free booze…..what could possibly go wrong?!

With a bit of planning and sensible management, nothing need go wrong, and the Christmas staff party will go without a hitch.

JCHR’s HR team at myHRdept have published a useful article with top tips to ensure employers create a reason to be cheerful & avoid common party-related issues.

You can read myHRdept’s article on their website by clicking here (the link will take you to the article on myHRdept.co.uk).

JCHR’s HR team includes experienced HR Directors, HR administrators and specialists in ER case management and employment law. JCHR is a cooperation between myHRdept and JC Payroll, with a combined team of 35 people providing full service HR and payroll for employers.

If you’re thinking of outsourcing your HR, payroll or employment law needs, why not contact JCHR? Call us on 01635 553 299, email us at info@jCHR.uk, or contact us via our website and we’ll call you back.

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