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How to send gift cards to your whole team at once (without a spreadsheet)
October 8, 2026
Sending gift cards to 50, 200 or 2,000 staff? The three ways to do it in one go, which one needs no spreadsheet at all, and how to make a gift card feel like more than an afterthought.
How to send gift cards to your whole team at once (without a spreadsheet)
October 8, 2026
Sending gift cards to 50, 200 or 2,000 staff? The three ways to do it in one go, which one needs no spreadsheet at all, and how to make a gift card feel like more than an afterthought.
Christmas gifts for your boss: what to get, and whether to bother
September 25, 2026
Whether you should give your manager a Christmas gift at all, what to spend, twelve ideas that don't read as brown-nosing, and the group-gift approach that solves most of the awkwardness.
Maternity Leave Gift: what to buy for a colleague going on leave
September 17, 2026
A practical guide to choosing a maternity leave gift for a colleague - what to buy, what to avoid, and how to make it thoughtful without overstepping.
Christmas gifts for clients: the UK tax rules and what to send
September 16, 2026
Client gifts are taxed nothing like staff gifts. What's actually deductible, why hampers and gift cards aren't, and what to send instead.
One budget, many reward types: how flexible employee rewards actually work
September 11, 2026
Flexible rewards are usually explained from the recipient's side. Here's the sender's side: how one budget and one account cover five gift formats, three delivery routes and every occasion on your calendar.
How to build a gifting programme for the whole employee journey
September 10, 2026
Most gifting happens one occasion at a time, with no view of the whole. Here's how to plan a single programme that covers joining, everyday thanks, birthdays, anniversaries, long service and leaving.
How much should you spend per employee on rewards?
September 9, 2026
Everyone quotes 1% of payroll. We traced where that number came from, what the published data actually says, and how to set your own figure without a benchmark that doesn't exist.
Best employee benefits for small UK businesses in 2026
September 7, 2026
An honest shortlist of the benefits a small UK employer can actually afford and keep running, and a straight answer on where gifting fits and where it doesn't.
Best tax-free employee gift ideas under the £50 rule in 2026
August 31, 2026
Every list of trivial benefits examples says flowers, cake and a turkey at Christmas. Here are seven tax-free employee gift ideas ranked by whether people actually want them.