The “presents” benefit can be configured and activated individually for employees in the employer portal. It is possible to give employees €60 in addition to the €50 benefit in kind up to three times a year on personal occasions such as birthdays. Further information on the gifts: https://www.probonio.de/sachbezug/geschenke-an-mitarbeiter-bis-zu-60-euro

As with the “Gift cards/Vouchers” module, a budget must be available for the use of the “Presents” module so that employees can choose the desired voucher for the amount released as a compliment. This budget can be topped up by bank transfer or SEPA direct debit. Once the budget has been topped up, it is available for both “vouchers” and “presents”.

At the end of the month, you will automatically receive an invoice for the amount you need in the coming month according to your configuration. After payment by bank transfer or SEPA direct debit, your budget is sufficiently covered. If you later activate an additional employee, you will receive a new invoice for this.

Unlocking gifts for employees

First call up the employee for whom you want to activate gifts. To do this, click on Employees in your navigation column on the left-hand side and then on the relevant name.

The employee detail view will then open. Now click on the Add button at the top right and then on the Attention menu item.

In the new window, you can now select the date, the amount and the reason for the gift. For employees whose birthday has already been entered in the employee profile, the next “birthday” is automatically suggested as the date. For birthdays and other recurring events (e.g. name day), the gift can be set directly as an annually recurring event. As soon as the configuration has been made, activation can be completed by clicking on the Create button.

Tip: The placeholders for the first name and surname can be used to automatically personalize the message.

Employees then receive a notification directly in the app on the key date, e.g. on their birthday, with your individual congratulations.

Employees can then choose their desired gift card themselves. This way, every employee receives a gift that they are really happy about.

For tax reasons, we recommend offering a maximum of 3 gifts or €180 per employee per year. You can choose between recurring occasions and one-off personal occasions:

If you want to set up gifts for many/all of your employees, e.g. for birthdays, simply contact us. We offer the option of importing the data via Excel or directly from your main HR system.

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