The Covid-19 epidemic has led to many cancellations which allow the Social Economic Committees to be more generous at the end of the year. Employees benefit all the more because the ceiling for the tax exemption for gift vouchers has been revised upwards in 2021.
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When collecting your Christmas presents or gift certificates from the Social and Economic Committee, you may have had a pleasant surprise. Due to the Covid-19 epidemic and the cancellations of many events, the jackpots of some companies are larger. In addition, as in 2020, in all French companies, gift vouchers are tax-exempt for employers and employees. In 2021, the ceiling has been revised upwards: up to 250 euros per person instead of 170 the year before, as Bruno Le Maire announced on franceinfo.
To celebrate Christmas, One man support consultants usually go to a restaurant, but this outing has been canceled due to the epidemic. Instead, the 30 employees receive a package of around 100 euros at home. “A small box with a t-shirt that we have personalized and then little sweets to taste, indicates Marie-Alix Sourisseau, director of human resources. There may be a little bit of champagne. Probably a restaurant would have been cheaper but we still want to pamper each member of the team. “
The budget has also increased at Orange. Gift vouchers have gone from 130 to 170 euros. This time too, the Covid-19 epidemic played a role. “There were a lot less leisure or cultural activities that were consumed by the employees. This allowed us to free up an additional budget”, explains Xavier Podevin, secretary of the operator’s works council. The supplement is 735,000 euros in all, to be shared between employees like Laurence: “Twenty years ago, you were entitled to a full basket. Except that everyone might not be happy to receive a small box of pâté or a bottle of wine. With the money, I can do with it what I want. ” Good news, the gift certificates will be for the same amount next year.