Employers typically bear all or most costs of their company-wide celebrations.
Three out of four organizations planning big holiday events will fund those celebrations in their entirety, a finding consistent with previous surveys. Other Events Employers often sponsor merriment other than, or in addition to, a blowout for the entire workforce. Eleven percent of employers will host parties for workers' children. BNA's survey of year-end holiday practices has been conducted annually since 1977. This year's report is based on responses from 366 human resource and employee relations executives representing a cross section of U.S. employers, both public and private.