CORPORATE HOLIDAY LARGESS

Although corporations these days do not always provide yearend monetary compensation that helps employees pay off their holiday shopping bills, they’re not letting employees go away empty-handed, either. Few corporations buck the Christmas tradition of an office party or luncheon, and often provide grocery gift certificates or a real Christmas tree for celebrations at home. Gifts are often given not as company policy but on an individual basis. Time off, needless to say, is a welcome gift year-round.

Here’s what the 20 largest employers with headquarters in the county will do--or not do--for their employees this year:

Company, Location Rockwell International Corp., Anaheim Monetary or Other Bonus Extended holiday, Dec. 25-Jan. 2 Company, Location McDonnell Douglas Corp., Huntington Beach Monetary or Other Bonus $25 gift certificate for a local supermarket Company, Location Restaurant Enterprises Group, Irvine Monetary or Other Bonus Christmas party Company, Location Disneyland, Anaheim Monetary or Other Bonus Christmas party, Disneyland open only to employees and immediate families for two days Company, Location ITT Cannon, Santa Ana Monetary or Other Bonus Turkey Company, Location Baxter Healthcare Corp., Irvine Monetary or Other Bonus Gift certificate; company party Company, Location Ford Aerospace Corp., Newport Beach Monetary or Other Bonus End-of-the-year social; offices close down for year end, though not considered a vacation Company, Location Beatrice/Hunt-Wesson Inc., Fullerton Monetary or Other Bonus $20 coupon for turkey Company, Location FHP, Inc., Fountain Valley Monetary or Other Bonus None Company, Location St. Joseph Hospital, Orange Monetary or Other Bonus supermarket $50 gift certificate; party for employees and volunteers Company, Location Fluor Corp., Irvine Monetary or Other Bonus No company-wide policy; up to individual departments whether they give parties or gifts Company, Location United Western Medical Centers, Santa Ana Monetary or Other Bonus supermarket gift certificates Company, Location Beckman Instruments Inc., Fullerton Monetary or Other Bonus Company makes a gift, not considered a bonus, to eligible employees Company, Location Western Digital Corp., Irvine Monetary or Other Bonus Allocates money for each employee and each department decides how it would like to celebrate. Company, Location Allergan, Inc., Irvine Monetary or Other Bonus Employees receive free Christmas tree; children’s party, including train ride and Santa Claus Company, Location The Orange County Register, Santa Ana Monetary or Other Bonus Information refused Company, Location Carl Karcher Enterprises Inc., Anaheim Monetary or Other Bonus Luncheon with entertainment, door prizes, greeting-card contests with prizes awarded Company, Location Kendall McGaw, Irvine Monetary or Other Bonus Gift, company party Company, Location BFM Aerospace Corp., Irvine Monetary or Other Bonus Each division has separate party Company, Location Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co., Newport Beach Monetary or Other Bonus Pacific Mutual offers an incentive compensation plan not tied specifically to Christmas; this year-round, discretionary bonus program can be offered at any time. Employees receive a targeted percentage of their own salary depending on how well company has done.

Source: Individual companies; Orange County Chamber of Commerce