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Christmas party adé? Your employees still need recognition
Christmas parties for companies are only possible virtually or not at all this year. We will show you how you can still successfully master Christmas in this difficult year and thank your employees with three solutions that will increase your attractiveness as an employer.
Sodexo Benefits Pass - the clever voucher card
The Sodexo Benefits Pass is the ideal Christmas gift to show your employees your appreciation and provide them with a regular salary bonus. With the Sodexo Benefits Pass, you introduce a non-cash benefits card in your company that you can top up at any time: For example, you can give your employees a non-cash benefit gift worth a maximum of EUR 44 tax-free each month (Section 8 (2) sentence 11 EStG).
This allows you to distribute a tax-free salary bonus of up to 528 euros per year and per employee - the alternative to a salary increase. The Sodexo Benefits Pass can be used as a means of payment at more than 35,000 acceptance partners online and offline.
Sodexo Restaurant Pass - the flexible meal voucher
With the Sodexo Restaurant Pass, you as an employer support your employees with a basic need: with the "company restaurant for your pocket", employees can buy and enjoy their daily lunch flexibly.
The meal voucher is particularly interesting for companies without their own company canteen - it is also ideal for colleagues working from home. More than 35,000 redemption points accept the Sodexo Restaurant Pass, including numerous Sodexo partner restaurants that offer a pick-up or delivery service. This is a great way to help the local gastronomy sector, especially these days.
Use the official non-cash benefit value of EUR 3.40 (2021: EUR 3.47) for the Sodexo Restaurant Pass and provide your employees with a tax-privileged value of up to EUR 6.50 (2021: EUR 6.57) per working day lunch.
1500 euro special payment - the Corona special bonus
Many companies are unaware that the Federal Ministry of Finance is allowing the payment of the corona bonus until the end of the year. For you as an employer, this means that you can grant your employees a tax-free special payment of up to 1500 euros as support. Take advantage of this opportunity and thank your employees for their commitment over the past few months with an extraordinary Christmas present. The Sodexo Benefits Pass is also the tool of choice for this: you can simply top it up with the special payment and use it later for other tax-free benefits in kind.









