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Survey: Christmas working practice

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.

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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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