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Originally Posted by Michele
We have a housekeeper and a gardener to consider for Christmas bonuses. For our housekeeper, we generally give her a cash bonus (more than required) and a gift. This year, sadly, her mother is dying and we gave her money (quite a bit) to send home for the funeral. I will still give her a small gift as well, from the kids. Our gardener will receive $1000 pesos and a small gift. He works for several families so he should make out pretty well. I don't know of any special custom that accompanies the gift giving. I am certain whatever you do will be appreciated.
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We gave our live-in married couple (maid/gardner) a $1000.00usd loan on December 1st. When Christmas came around, we didn't think we needed to give them additional money but did give them a huge ham and a basket of food to go with it. Should we have given them the Christmas bonus, too?