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FOXBusiness.com's Kate Rogers on what business owners need to be aware of when throwing their workers a holiday party.
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There's a -- this -- -- come so -- budgets tight.
Sometimes it's hard to give bonuses but the holiday parties are good way for employers to show their appreciation still while.
While keeping the the purse strings -- so.
Sometimes these things can go awry though so that's why we're bringing you -- I'm wondering what some of the common mistakes are that business owners made when they when they start planning their office parties yes I think the season's biggest.
-- lack of planning so I talked to experts at rocket lawyer -- -- is an online service for.
While professionals help a lot of different kinds -- this is is being one of their mean.
Draws and also a business etiquette Coach Patricia -- -- us some tips on on how these small business owners should.
Orchestrate their parties and also how they need to go about planes.
So the first thing that they need to do is -- to be sure they have everything in writing.
No matter what they're doing any time you bring in vendor and you want to have a -- contact with that person and make sure you understand it turns out and really sit down and read it.
Tell me if you're gonna rent out a bar you're gonna hire catering company to come in.
-- -- -- bargaining survey -- or heard a Santa Claus to comes.
Yet even something as small that having someone come dressed up there's still planning service for your business -- need to make sure you read everything through and understand your terms of Greek.
With that -- next thing is to make your invitation clearing this sunny etiquette tied so for all your employees.
Let you know what they dress code is going to be the business yes balance our.
Super extreme but -- having a vegetarian option premium played something thoughtful business owners can do.
And I -- you want to let them know -- that that there is -- -- -- you know.
Someone there who say well -- not -- -- -- -- -- -- media won't go it exactly so that's our next thing and and it probably let -- know there's gonna be alcoholic uncle Portugal's.
Deciding to -- gaming show.
And that there -- I did manage key event we did another.
Story yesterday that I wrote on the career side of our personal finance section on the do's and don'ts for holidays -- -- that they can check that out to you in CB can do it by the way has this article on the do's and -- of holiday parties on about the -- dot com right now.
There it is on the screen so they -- go on the website and check it out.
Kate continued.
-- so the next thing is do not get caught under the missile town so this is for our business owner if you wanna cut loose and have -- their employees but like you brought up alcohol is usually involving.
-- make sure you keep everything still professional they are your workers and you should set an example for them so that also means mingling don't stay with your -- upper level managers and just.
Hang out people who are comfortable you wanna end teen from everyone from your janitors few years CEO talking.
So that's -- next thing another tip is to understand your liability and this goes in reading your contracts but if there is alcohol involved here.
Responsible for all the people -- your party whether it's.
At here at home or in your office so if you're going to be serving alcohol they do recommend -- be considering.
Some form of transportation cream please get back and forth to the party just that you reduce your risk.
And then our last tip from -- that Blair was to save Leary states because you can probably deduct these on your tax return this year because many party lines are not overly lavish can be made this -- -- and the fact.
Yes exactly but they can be written off his team building exercise itself that's important for business -- remember.
How do I get it started as a planning team building exercise I don't know I.
That's an idea yeah.
I can tell you.
I can't satisfy this NASDAQ -- you can find that article on foxbusiness.com.
Courts in Busan don'ts of the holiday parties -- -- out thinking maybe keeping.
An accurate picture a break we get back we'll talk about how --
