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Read our latest blogs on everything gifting, employee recognition, and just making workplaces better.
We've got guides and reports on almost everything you can hope for, when it comes to employee recognition and gifting. Here's one of our best:
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.
Asked to sort the team's Christmas gifts? Here's where to start
October 7, 2026
Just been handed the team's Christmas gifts? A practical, UK-specific guide for PAs, EAs and office managers: the questions to ask, the budget that matters, and why you don't need a spreadsheet of home addresses.
Staff Christmas gifts: 2026 ideas for employees and teams
October 5, 2026
In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about corporate Christmas gifts for employees - sharing Huggg's own gifting data.
UK bank holidays 2027: the dates, the working days, and the gaps worth planning for
October 2, 2026
Every UK bank holiday in 2027 for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, plus the working days in each quarter and the 17-week stretch with no bank holiday at all.
Corporate Christmas cards: what to send, what to write, and whether you still need one
October 1, 2026
Whether your business still needs a Christmas card, how to decide between a card and a gift, and what to actually write. With message templates for teams, clients and the person who's had a hard year.
Christmas raffle prizes for work: what to get, how many, and what actually shifts tickets
September 30, 2026
A practical guide to running the office Christmas raffle: how many prizes you need, a prize ladder that works, what shifts tickets and what sits on the table, and how to handle winners who aren't in the room.
The Christmas rota: covering the shutdown fairly, and recognising the people who work it
September 28, 2026
How to build a Christmas rota that people accept: shutdown versus skeleton cover, allocating fairly, notice periods, and how to recognise the people who work the days nobody wants.
Who gets nothing at Christmas: what 500 UK workers told us
September 23, 2026
We asked 500 UK working adults what their employer gives them at Christmas. 31% get nothing, and the gap is between sectors rather than salaries.
The Christmas Gift Report: what 500 UK workers got, and what they actually chose
September 21, 2026
We surveyed 500 UK workers about last Christmas and pulled the redemption data from 477 companies. A third got nothing. Most of the rest called it generic. Here's what actually worked.