The annual Christmas party is making a welcome return after last year’s hiatus, but there will be a few changes.
Four in five workers say a traditional Christmas do is outdated, according to a survey, with ‘photocopying body parts’ (21 per cent), kissing a colleague (19 per cent) and drinking wine from plastic cups (14 per cent) now frowned upon by modern British employees.
British employees are no longer allowed to photocopy body parts, kiss a coworker (19%) or drink wine out of plastic cups (14%).
Another change will come from the pandemic: a third won’t hug their coworkers at their party, while 48% said they would wash their hands every hour.
Some 30 per cent will wear a face mask on entering and leaving the venue, and 20 per cent say they won’t shake anyone’s hand.
A Free Now survey found that four out of five workers think a traditional Christmas gift is obsolete.
But 76 per cent of workers said their bosses were going the extra mile with this year’s party to make up for last year’s cancellation caused by the pandemic.
A total of 16 per cent are delighted they’ll get to see colleagues in the flesh, instead of on a Zoom call, 20 per cent are relishing the chance to get dressed up, and 19 per cent can’t wait to catch up on the office gossip.
Free Now ride-hailing app commissioned this poll.