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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is so unethical. Take out the bonus aspect of it, and it would never fly for a supervisor to give her direct reports a personal gift of $1k plus. Waaay too many liability issues. Take it to HR. [/quote]

I'm a HR exec for a Fortune 500.  Agree with this, it sets up terrible further expectations and pressure on other leaders (not just in this set of teams, but potentially across the organization.)  I wouldn't allow this in my company and I'd think the first leader is shortsighted and frankly I'd be questioning her judgement.  Perhaps she is a junior leader that hasn't worked with a bonus before? Depending on the size of your organisation, she may not have the authority to offer to share her bonus.

Talk with your manager and HR and agree on a consistent way forward. Usually there are internal guidelines for bonus payments which would limit how they are paid. In this case, I'd probably play the bad guy and position the message to say that whilst a generous offer, the company won't allow it because of financial and tax reasons. This should take the pressure off managers and ensure future clarity on bonus expectations. [/quote]

There is nothing unethical about it. Perhaps foolish or short sighted, but that's a different conversation.

Also, there are no tax consequences. The amounts are well within legal tax-free gift amounts. And any argument that this is a financial issue is hollow as well because the money is being shared after the company has paid it.

Does it suck for everybody else?  Of course. You might have an argument that it would be considered an improper gift and that the subordinates cannot accept a gift that valuable in connection with their employment.

Given your weak arguments, should you really be in a position to question someone else's judgment?[/quote]

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