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Orchid Isle Auto Center on the Big Island threw a big holiday bash last December for 90 employees at a popular Hilo club, featuring door prizes, free-flowing food and drinks and entertainment by comedian Augie Tulba. The company even booked hotel rooms in Hilo for 16 Kona-based employees.

Bah humbug! Fewer companies are planning to deck the corporate halls this holiday season, while others are slashing their party budgets in half, according to two new surveys. Can companies spread good cheer without breaking the bank? As the economy continues to slump towards the end of the year, many American companies caught …

Across the U.S., companies are canceling annual end-of-the-year holiday bashes to cut costs, or in some cases just to blend in with the rest of a world that’s too worried about money to feel like a party… …In its survey of 100 companies, outplacement consultant Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. found …

Restaurants with private-dining businesses are facing more gloom than cheer heading into the holiday season as more offices scale back or cancel parties, sapping chains of a high-margin business. Some chains are reporting cancellations of large events and are scrambling to fill up the rooms. But they may have a hard …

In the stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the markers of the holiday season arrive as dependably as waves hitting the shore: the tree in Rockefeller Center, the sidewalk evergreen vendors, the holiday sales reports. For wage slaves …

A growing number of professionals are saying “no, thanks” to prospective employers asking them to change jobs. Spooked by the shaky economy, 46% of U.S. middle managers polled in mid-September said switching employers in the current environment is risky, according to a survey by Accenture Ltd. …

NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Last year at this time, Kathy Johnson and her husband traveled to London and Paris, where she spent about $2,000 on a shiny, red Louis Vuitton shoulder bag and a matching charm without much thought. This year Johnson, who runs a tech advisory firm with her husband in …

The economic crisis has put a hold on holiday parties, as companies from Wall Street to Main Street cancel or cut back their seasonal festivities. Financial services giants Morgan Stanley (MS, Fortune 500), Citigroup (C, Fortune …

It’s unlikely to be a very merry Christmas in corporate offices this year. The fallout of the financial crisis and the economic downturn is prompting companies to cut back on holiday parties to their lowest level in 20 years, according to New York-based executive search firm Battalia Winston Amrop. Just 81% of the …

The Italian poet Eugenio Montale probably said it best: “Holidays have no pity.” The holidays are the ultimate test of a work-life balance, especially this year… …Companies are cutting the expense of holiday celebrations to cope with a tough …