Employers are feeling more festive and generous this holidayseason. However, as with their plans for adding to staff, their generosity appearsto still be somewhat tempered by the not-so-distant recession.

A survey of more than 5,000 bosses and troops, courtesy ofCareerBuilder, found that both year-end bonuses and holiday parties will be more common in the corporateworld this December than last. The upticks for both, at least amongthose who participated in this survey, were modest at best.

Last year, 45 percent of employers surveyed by CareerBuilderhanded out year-end bonuses. This year, the number crept upto 47 percent.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.

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