A holiday party is a great opportunity for employees and clients to relax and to get to know each other better. It can also land the company in legal trouble.
The source of the problem is usually alcohol. A staff member or client or other guest has too much to drink and starts groping or making unwanted advances toward an employee. Or someone has a car accident or falls down on the way home. A company can be held legally liable in each case.
via A good host minimizes alcohol risk at holiday party – Business – Modbee.com.
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Procrastination is bad, organization is good. It’s a lesson that goes for almost every task in life — especially when planning a party. The more organized you are in the lead up to a party, the more flawless and enjoyable it will be. So here are some of interior stylist and party planning guru Janette Ewan’s tips to planning — and throwing — the perfect holiday fete.
Three Weeks Before
via Holiday Party Planning Checklist: Janette Ewan Counts Down The Hosting Tasks.
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While I was living in Arizona for a few years, I was introduced to a lovely Hispanic Christmas tradition – Luminarias. Rows of simple, brown paper bags are illuminated by small candles, and weighted down with sand (or gravel, small stones, marbles, popcorn, cat litter . . . almost anything that will add some weight and keep the bag from being picked up by the wind will do).
via Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Decorating: Luminarias | Not Your Average Sweater: The Blog.
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PS I use white bleached kraft bags but they are now politically incorrect but I bought 50,000 before bleached paper was an issue.
See also how to make tin can luminaries.
Company parties and events are supposed to be fun ways to build team spirit and congratulate employees on a job well done. So why do so many events remain so notoriously boring and unimaginative that employees flat-out dread them?
