It is 100% legal, as for tax, it is a cash gift, our accountant sorts it out and never had an issue, or with HMRS or VAT. Yes, you are right with the 3 years, but just ask the question, how many accidents occur, the way this forum replies, you would think it was happening everyday.As said again, good risk assesments, job method statements, and go PPE, and training. We are rewarding safety, not covering up, we are a business, and we think it makes good business sense, and saves us time money, and peoples health.
As usual, more questions about technical issues regarding bribary, tax evasion than the broken foot.
If an employee did break their foot, do you think they would not report it for a small monthly sum, or do you think they would get more in a claim. Its a small some of money, put into a monthly draw, its not the Euro lottery.
But most important thing is we are not, repeat not covering up, we are looking after our staff, because we value safety more than anything, 50 years working on Chemical sites as a business, taught us that. We have one lad who has worked for us over 50 years, from school to retirement, and still does the odd day if needed. My uncle who employed over 3000 staff, had to give one employee a bonus for not crashing the van, after many crashes, the bonus worked, now if he had a car crash do you think he would not report it for the sake of a small monthly bonus,
I dont want to keep on answering question about legality of bonus, i have given my oponion, HMRS have no issue, our blue chip accountants have no problem, and i dont, i only have problem with bad employyes, not looking after the safety of their staff, but there are more comments on tax avoidence, than the real issue here.
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