Decentering Christmas Guide
Creating an inclusive holiday season
As the holiday season approaches, many businesses begin to wind down their activities. However, as business slows, employers must recognize that the holidays can be a stressful time for some of their employees.
They may have family or religious responsibilities, high expenses, and end of year expectations at work - add all of this to our new remote reality, and things may seem overwhelming at times.
Our guide can help you figure out the best way to celebrate your team’s diversity and the year’s successes, without making it about Christmas.
Bringing together your colleagues to celebrate can be a great way to combat this year-end stress - doing so can promote a positive work environment and allow people to get to know their peers on a more informal basis.
However, there are many considerations that workplaces must take into account in order to provide an inclusive and equitable workplace this holiday season.
The first step to doing this is acknowledging that this time of year brings a myriad of different cultural celebrations, or lack thereof. In this guide, we break down how to actively de-centre Christmas and navigate this very different 2020 holiday season. Check out our linked blogs (below) to learn how you can work towards creating a more inclusive space for your team this year.
De-Centering Christmas: Recognizing other Holidays
As a manager, it’s important to help employees feel included by recognizing the religious observances important to them throughout the year.
It’s important to recognize that while the “holiday season” is most commonly known as the Christmas season, for many, the Holidays are not just Christmas, even if they live in a predominantly Christian-society.
Read more about how to navigate this holiday season, and check out our best tips on decentering Christmas in 2020.
Inclusive holiday parties - everything you need to consider when planning your end-of-year celebrations
The holidays are an opportunity for employees to bond over social events and release the tension of a year well-worked, but they can also be a source of concern for managers and employees alike.
It’s not advisable to ask our employees to keep their religious holiday observances completely separate from work. The key is to make sure everyone feels included and that no one is made to feel forced to participate in any workplace festivities. Keeping everything voluntary is paramount.
Our blog can help you plan a holiday party that balances all the diverse considerations of your company.
2020: Managing a Remote Holiday Season
This year is different from the rest, that’s for sure.
What can you do as an employer to celebrate your team and make them feel appreciated while also finding ways to decenter Christmas?
In this blog, we share some great ways to make this remote holiday season as seamless as possible.
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