Élise Denjean, edited by Solène Leroux 07:48, December 08, 2021
In an attempt to stem the fifth wave of Covid-19, the government recommends that companies avoid festive moments.
Many of them canceled jars, greeting ceremonies and other year-end dinners.
And to compensate, they are numerous to put the package on the gifts.
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This is a trend that has been confirmed since last year.
Baskets, bottles of wine, decoration ... All accompanied by the famous greeting card.
It has become a habit, reinforced by the Covid-19.
Faced with the lack of conviviality imposed by the pandemic, companies have decided to show greater generosity.
Some companies go even further by increasing the amount of Christmas vouchers for their employees.
This year, they are going from 100 to 150 euros in the Com'Presse agency, managed by Julien Leclercq.
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A thank you to the teams
"For two years now, what has governed our lives as a business leader has been asking ourselves the question every morning of how we do to maintain the link, how we exist in the daily life of our teams which are for a large part of them teleworking ", he explains to Europe 1. For him, it is" obvious "that these bonuses, especially at the end of the year, are" a little something that makes the company is in the daily life of the employee ". The company manager sees another aspect, more human: "It is also a way of thanking them, because it is not simple either what the employees have been going through for two years."
And for a little comfort, more traditional companies are betting more than ever on a sure value: chocolate.
Some artisans in the sector recorded an increase in sales to businesses of more than 30% compared to 2019.