December’s always a busy time in Carnival House – combine that with our own diaries during the festive period and it can all get a little overwhelming! So, with that in mind we’ve created a quick guide to December – wrapping up all the dates yule need to know in Carnival House…
(Click on each section to find out more)
Tuesday 5 December
Wednesday 6 December
Thursday 7 December
Tuesday 19 December
Wednesday 20 December
Thursday 21 December
Free festive lunches are back in the Atrium between 5-7 and 19-21 December. To help us manage numbers we’re asking you to book in your teams (one booking per team please). To make your booking click here. Don't worry, if you're not enjoying a festive lunch on these dates takeaway service will still be available.
On 12 December we’ll all be coming together to celebrate our successes in 2023 and get into the festive spirit (Christmas Jumpers optional!). We’ll also be announcing our 2023 overall Culture Essentials winners (as voted by you) and taking a moment to reconnect with why we’re all here. Think fizz and festivities!
Between 12 – 14 December, we’re hosting our very own Festive Market here at Carnival House. Each day, between 10:00 and 14:00 in the Atrium, we’ll have a range of local businesses and fantastic brand partners giving you the chance to snap up Christmas gifts with some great offers:
Tuesday 12 December:
- Tidal Rum - 20% discount
- Lyburn Farmhouse Cheesemakers
- Hattingly Valley Wines - 15% discount
- Tea Mountain - 10% discount
Wednesday 13 December:
- Salcombe Gin - buy any 2 x bottles of Salcombe Gin and enjoy a £10 discount
- The Book and Bucket Cheese Company - 4 x cheeses for £20
- Callaloo Corner Sauces - various bundle offers
- Elemis - 25% discount
.
Unfortunately Hydes Cyder Co has advised us that they are now unable to attend.
Thursday 14 December:
- The Homemade Brownie Company - 10% discount
- 820 Spirits
- Mavrik Drinks
.
Unfortunately Jo Malone has advised us that they are now unable to attend.
To celebrate the festive season, we’re giving you the chance to WIN a goody bag filled with treats!
Simply take a photo of yourself in our festive lifts and email to internal.comms@carnivalukgroup.com by 20 December.
Winners will be drawn at random on 21 December and contacted directly.
If you're looking to bring some festive cheer to the office, all we ask is that you keep desks, team cupboards and other surface tops clear. You can use floor standing decorations but just make sure you don't block walkways and PAT testing must be completed on any lights before you use them.
Help spread festive cheer to local vulnerable children and young people this Christmas. Gift a toy for a girl or boy between the ages of 0 and 18 and leave it at any of the drop-off points available around Southampton. While all toys and gifts are greatly appreciated, there's an increased need for gifts for boys between the age of 12 and 18 years old. Can you gift any of these items? Bags, touch screen gloves, hair dryer, ruck sack, hats and gloves, lava lamp, sports equipment, wireless speakers, boxing gloves, make up. All drop off points will be open until 16:00 on 17 December.
Key Performance Management dates |
|
1 – 22 Dec |
Year-end conversations including verbal confirmation of performance rating. |
1 Dec(Goals should be set by 31 January) |
Goal setting and development conversations start. Goal setting documents will stay open throughout the year and goals should be regularly reviewed, discussed and updated. |
28 Dec |
All year-end conversation documents to be completed in myHR Portal. |
29 Dec |
Managers’ final comments and ratings from year-end conversations are available to view in myHR Portal. |
Find out more on our Performance and Development Hub.
On behalf of our ELT, we’ll be gifting an extra day’s annual leave for you to take over the festive period. You can take this day between 1 November 2023 and 29 December 2023.
Read the quick reference guide and instructions here to learn more about booking your day off.
Embedding our Company Day into your annual leave entitlement
To give you more flexibility and choice as to when to take your Company Day, from 1 January 2024, we’ll be embedding this additional day’s leave into your overall entitlement. This means the Company Day becomes a guaranteed day off that you can take at any time during the year.
Please read through the frequently asked questions here to find out more about what this will mean for you.
Offering or receiving items of value can be a customary part of developing working relationships with our business partners. However, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, Global Ethics & Compliance would like to remind you to be mindful of our gift policies when dealing with vendors and other business partners during the holiday season.
Click here for gift reminder.
Note: Different rules apply to gifts to or from a government official.
Visit the Global Ethics & Compliance intranet and refer to the Anti-Corruption Policy and Guidelines as well as the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for additional guidance on giving or receiving gifts.
As you're busy buying gifts for the festive season we'd like to remind you of the process for incoming personal mail to Carnival House. When an item comes in to the Postroom, we'll send you an email to confirm when it's ready to collect from the Dockmasters. Please collect your item as soon as possible as there isn't space to store packages overnight. We're also unable to track personal mail and accept no responsibility for any damaged goods.
These are just some of the big, festive or end of year events happening – for everything else please check on The Insider Diary Dates.