ForamenMagnum
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Greetings everyone and happy holidays!
Just as the title states, are there legal considerations when people in a workplace decide they want to pool resources to pay for a specific event, e.g. Christmas party, going away party, etc.?
Is there a difference if this same group of employees "bank" the unused money and use it towards future events? Is this considered a booster club? Are there laws regarding this, specifically how the money is handled, who handles it, transparency, etc.?
My wife informed me that a group of nurses at work have been taking donations at work to buy the doctors some Christmas gifts and decorations. One of the other nurses has emailed my wife indicating she needed pay up to reimburse her for her share since they have already purchased the items. I asked my wife what her share is. Should be an easy answer: "X" amount spent to purchase gifts and decorations divided by "Y" number of nurses = "Z" equal share, otherwise any one nurse could be contributing an unfairly large/small amount. She doesn't want to be branded the nurse who didn't fairly contribute, so she wants to give more than I feel is appropriate. She said that they use that money for other things, not just this one event so she doesn't really know what is appropriate to donate.
That last statement is what concerned me. If they are using this collection of funds on current and future events, that indicates to me that there is the potential for mixing of personal funds with the collected/donated funds between events. Should there be a designated separation of those funds to encourage fiduciary responsibility and minimize the likelihood of someone stealing from others. Should the HR department already have policies in place regarding this or is it a subject that is handled at a higher level, e.g. state or federal?
Your help and advise is appreciated. Once again, Happy Holidays to you and yours.
- ForamenMagnum
Just as the title states, are there legal considerations when people in a workplace decide they want to pool resources to pay for a specific event, e.g. Christmas party, going away party, etc.?
Is there a difference if this same group of employees "bank" the unused money and use it towards future events? Is this considered a booster club? Are there laws regarding this, specifically how the money is handled, who handles it, transparency, etc.?
My wife informed me that a group of nurses at work have been taking donations at work to buy the doctors some Christmas gifts and decorations. One of the other nurses has emailed my wife indicating she needed pay up to reimburse her for her share since they have already purchased the items. I asked my wife what her share is. Should be an easy answer: "X" amount spent to purchase gifts and decorations divided by "Y" number of nurses = "Z" equal share, otherwise any one nurse could be contributing an unfairly large/small amount. She doesn't want to be branded the nurse who didn't fairly contribute, so she wants to give more than I feel is appropriate. She said that they use that money for other things, not just this one event so she doesn't really know what is appropriate to donate.
That last statement is what concerned me. If they are using this collection of funds on current and future events, that indicates to me that there is the potential for mixing of personal funds with the collected/donated funds between events. Should there be a designated separation of those funds to encourage fiduciary responsibility and minimize the likelihood of someone stealing from others. Should the HR department already have policies in place regarding this or is it a subject that is handled at a higher level, e.g. state or federal?
Your help and advise is appreciated. Once again, Happy Holidays to you and yours.
- ForamenMagnum