holiday bonus

For retail employees, holiday bonuses tend toward the low-cash-value gift certificate -- and it's not unusual to get gift cards for your own store, or nearby casual-dining chains. For years, the IKEA stores have been rather run-of-the-mill in this regard. Last year, according to one employee, the...

Could 2010 be the return of the holiday bonus? Recent news says, "maybe." Google employees won't get a turkey (or if they have, that memo hasn't yet been leaked), but they will be getting a $1,000 holiday bonus in addition to the generous performance-based pay increases of up to 10%. Oh, except for...