Dutch workers prefer cash to a corporate Christmas gift
Dutch workers would rather have a bonus than a Christmas hamper and almost half of them misbehave at company Christmas drinks parties, according to two polls out on Friday.
Staffing agency Unique found that only 31% of workers are happiest with a Christmas hamper (kerstpakket), while 50% would prefer cash and 12% a gift token.
Around 4.7 million people get a kerstpakket from their employer every year.
And a survey for internet jobs website Monsterboard found that 45% of the Dutch workers polled have misbehaved at a company drinks party.
Some 5% of those who behaved badly claimed to have lost their jobs because of their actions, while another 5% suffered serious damage to their reputations, news agency ANP reported.
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