Christmas 2024 employer guidance for parties and holidays
Guidance to help employers manage key workplace issues over the festive period including parties and holidays.
Guidance to help employers manage key workplace issues over the festive period including parties and holidays.
The Labour Relations Agency (LRA) has issued guidance to help employers minimise the potential of workplace issues over the Christmas 2024 period.
Employer FAQs on Christmas workplace issues
The LRA has compiled a list of some frequently asked questions that their Workplace Information Service receives each Christmas to help employers prepare and avoid potential workplace issues. The FAQs cover a range of issues, including:
- managing annual leave requests at Christmas
- choice of party venues and entertainment for Christmas parties
- employee mental health at Christmas
- dealing with post-party absences and disciplinary issues
- staff health and safety on and off work premises
- harassment, bullying, and discrimination
- best practice with office decorations
- inappropriate staff behaviour
- photographs posted on social media of the Christmas party
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Contact the LRA for further advice
If you have an employment-related query you can contact the LRA's Workplace Information Service on Tel 03300 555 300.
Further employer guidance
For further guidance see:
- Set up employment policies for your business
- Workplace policies on smoking, drugs and alcohol
- Managing employee use of social media
- Disciplinary procedures, hearings and appeals
- Handling grievances
- Managing conflict
First published 5 December 2024
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