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Gift checks: amount, how to receive it, where to spend it ... what to know

By Anne-Sophie Blot published Leactuvoir My News

As the end of year celebrations and the purchase of Christmas gifts are approached, it is an advantage hoped for by many employees: the allocation of gift vouchers by their employer.

And good news, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire announced this Wednesday, November 24, 2021 an increase in the capped amount of these checks.A boost that concerns up to 8 million employees.

Who is entitled to it, in what situations, for what amount ... we take stock.

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What is a gift voucher?

The gift voucher is an advantage offered by companies to their employees.This is a payment method with a fixed amount, usable with many brands.

It can be put in place directly by the employer, or by the Social and Economic Committee (CSE).Managers or CSEs buy checks From specialized service providers, beneficiaries can exchange them for various products depending on the conditions provided for by the issuer.The gift voucher can be distributed in paper format or dematerialized format.

Gift vouchers are neither a salary supplement, a gift or an advantage in kind.

Dans quel cas mon employeur peut-il m’en ofFrir ?

First, know that the employer does not have the obligation to allocate gift vouchers to his company employees.It can give employees, but also to employees employees, trainees, and more rarely to people external to the company during commercial negotiations or marketing challenges.

This advantage should not in case no cases be attributed to discriminatory criteria, such as age, sex, religious or union affiliation ... The non-attribution of checks or gift cards can neither represent a sanction, nor replace a premiumAt the end of the year or a thirteenth month, recalls the CSE-Guide site.Fr.

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If we especially wait for gift vouchers during the Christmas period, the employer can distribute them at different times of the year, according to a list defined by URSSAF:

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What amount?

To benefit from an exemption from tax and social security contributions, employers must pay the gift vouchers during the events cited above and respect a maximum amount per employee and per year.

Good news for all those who have not yet received their checks for the end of the year, the Minister of the Economy announced this Wednesday, November 24 that the ceiling goes from 171 euros to 250 euros for 2021.

"This concerns nearly 8 million employees (...) This is a measure for the purchasing power of the French," justified the Minister of the Economy at the microphone of France Info.This announcement comes as the French face this year at the end of the year, in numerous increases in expenses, especially for energy and fuel, and that traders still struggle to recover the losses due to the health crisis.

Last year, the gift of gift vouchers was exceptionally doubled, or € 343.According to the emitters of gift vouchers, this measure, taken in early December 2020, had led to the distribution of 150 million euros in additional gift vouchers which were added to the 1.2 billion euros in checks-Cadeaux distributed each year, ”said Bercy in a press release.

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Where to spend them?

The beneficiaries of gift vouchers can use them in all the signs that accept them.The list of these brands is determined by companies issuing these vouchers, such as Cadhoc, Sodexo (Tirgroupé), Kadéos or Wedoogift. De plus en plus d’entreprises font aussi le choix d’ofFrir à leurs salariés des chèques valables auprès d’enseignes de la consommation responsable et commerces de proximité, comme ceux d’éthi’Kdo.

It is often possible to spend these vouchers online on e-commerce sites in partner brands.

There are also cultural gift vouchers, dedicated to activities, outings or cultural goods.These are completely exempt from social contributions regardless of their amount.

What if I have outdated gift vouchers have?

Please note, the gift voucher generally has a validity deadline.However, due to the pandemic, most of the transmitters have decided to extend their validity period by several months.

And if you have expired checks, or close to being, you can get closer to your company CSE to see if it is possible to exchange them for valid checks.

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