There are many reasons to come home for a rest, and retirement is the one everyone looks forward to. After 50 to 60 years of hard work, the retiree's reward is to do whatever he or she wants with his or her time and money. Now that's something to celebrate! It's customary for the retiree to receive a retirement party to celebrate all the years of service he or she devoted to Kitchener counselling. For hints and tips on hosting the best possible retirement party, read on.
The first thing to settle is the question of who should host the party. Traditionally the retiree's company should do the hosting as a way of thanking their former employee for all their hard work. If your boss at Forest Products Strapping Systems hasn't mentioned any party plans to you for the retirement of your co-worker, feel free to bring it up and present yourself as a candidate to organize the party. If the retiree is self employed, the party is usually thrown by family or friends.
When organizing a retirement party for a co-worker or an employee, you have two options. The first (and most desirable, where employees are concerned) is to have the party at work during work hours, thus giving all the employees paid party time. However in some fields that involve dangerous or essential tasks, like health care or manufacturing protective radiation eyewear, having a party at work is impossible. In that case it is perfectly acceptable for the employer to host an off-site party after hours (and pay for everything, of course.)
Even if the party is taking place at a restaurant, you should still provide some decorations. They needn't be expensive. In fact, all you really need is a home-made banner offering congratulations and a cake that mentions the employee by name. If you want to get fancier, balloons, streamers, and a collage of photos documenting the retiring employee's time as an electronic design consultant are all great ideas for decorations and the employee can take them home as souvenirs.
While gifts are not a requirement for guests at a retirement party, it would be in extremely bad taste for the employer to fail to show his appreciation for the employee's hard work on the pneumatic conveying system. Common gifts to retiring employees include engraved watches, engraved plaques, and certificates. Guests can also bring gifts if they like, such as gift certificates or hobby items to fill up the retiree's newfound spare time, but a nice card is really all that is expected.
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