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Hiring employees has become increasingly difficult. This labor shortage not only impacts the customer experience, but it has a tremendous impact on the faithful employees who continue to come to work every day.
Employees are having to juggle more responsibilities to make up for the need for workers.
If your business has been successful this year, don’t forget to recognize your employees by thanking them with a Christmas Gift.
Helpful Gift-buying Tips
Set a budget. Be sure to have a line item in your annual budget for employee gifts. Determine a dollar amount for each employee and find gifts that are within that price range.
Make returns easy. Use a vendor that has a flexible return policy so employees can exchange their gifts if they choose. Not all stores or vendors have flexible policies so make sure you ask ahead of time and communicate those policies to your staff.
Personalize the gifts. Get to know your employees and make every effort to find a gift that excites them. If you don’t know an employee well, reach out to co-workers or even a spouse to try and learn their preferences.
Make the delivery special. There are endless ways to make the delivery of gifts memorable. Whether you have an office Christmas party, catered lunch, or coffee in the lunchroom, think through the details and make every effort to show employees how much they are valued.
10 Employee Christmas Gift Ideas
1. Spa Gift Basket For Her
The stress of this year has been unprecedented. Thank the women on your team with a gift basket full of home spa goodies.
Every woman enjoys that personal time in the tub. Indulge your female employees with those essentials that are sure to help them relax and unwind.
You can find other home spa gift options here. Be sure to include a gift receipt in case she prefers a different scent!
2. Spa Gift Basket For Him
Men tend to mask their stress better than women but the reality is they haven’t escaped the stress of this year.
More and more men now enjoy some of the same pampering that women have always enjoyed. Thank your male employees with a fun container of personal care products.
They may not want to admit it, but they are sure to enjoy exploring the goodies in their basket!
You can find other baskets for men here.
3. Holiday Food Basket
Everyone likes fun food! And gift baskets with high-quality food are always a hit!
A gift basket with an employee’s favorite snakes to share with their family can be a great way to thank them for all they do!
After all, Christmas is a time of year when indulgence is permissible!
You can see other holiday food baskets here.
4. Cocktail Humor
These past 18 months have been extremely scary and stressful, to say the least.
Finding any humor in the world today can be difficult.
However, you can laugh about some of life’s special moments.
Find more related gifts here.
5. Hobby Supplies
Hobbies are how people unwind from work and use a different part of their brain.
We all need hobbies to distract us from pressures at work and at home.
Find out what hobbies your employees have and buy them a gift that encourages them to enjoy their downtime.
You can see other hobby gifts here.
6. The Gift Of Reading
Reading provides employees with encouragement, hope, and increased learning.
Plus, reading is a great distraction from pandemic stress.
Find out which employees enjoy a good book and give them the technology to make reading fun and easy to transport!
See other digital readers here.
7. Games
People play games to laugh, engage, and share time with others.
Games are a great way to unwind and enjoy time with family and friends.
Try to determine which of your employees love board games and find a game to add to their collection!
Find more board games here.
8. Inspiration For The Wall
We all need a little inspiration and wall art can help with a daily dose of inspiration.
It often takes a daily reminder to stay focused on the positive.
Encourage your employees by finding a wall hanging that reminds them of the good things in life!
See more inspirational wall hangings here.
9. Team Building Book
Great teams don’t happen by accident. It requires learned skills.
Effective teams make great organizations.
Help encourage and reinforce team skills by gifting employees with a book that will help build your team.
See more book options here.
10. Gift Card
Who doesn’t like to go shopping on someone else’s dime?
If you don’t know what to get, a gift card is always a welcome gift.
Gift cards give employees the option to choose what they want.
After you decide on gifts for your employees, make it festive and have a (socially distanced) office Christmas party to celebrate and thank employees for all they have done in 2021.
Continue To Show Appreciation
Employees want more say in how and where they work, and they need the flexibility to juggle the competing family responsibilities.
If you take care of your employees, show some appreciation, and let them know that you care, you may be able to control high turnover in the office.
What ideas do you have for employee Christmas gifts?