GW handing out large bonusses to staff

[danlee 22600xp 1]

Came across this on Linkedin and thought it could be interesting to people here. I knew GW had done well through the pandemic but even so these bonusses are substantial.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/27/warhammer-maker-games-workshop-hands-staff-5000-bonus-after-lockdown-sales-surge?

[collins 16365xp 6]

Those evil bastards! making lots of money and then rewarding their staff, how condescending of them!

[hobbyhub 4169xp 2]

The CEO is never going to make it to space if they keep that sort of thing up!!

[torros 23839xp 1]

While very nice I think a decent pay rise would me more apt to show thanks for the staffs hard work

[tankkommander 6454xp 1]

And tax efficient as well 🙂

[bubbles15 2308xp 0]

Bit annoyingly to lose a third (assuming basic rate) to tax.

[wurzzel 2734xp 0]

@bubbles15 that’s the joy of any bonus but after losing a third they’ll still have a nice healthy bonus.

[torros 23839xp 0]

Well their monthly tax rate would probably go up 40% plus 12% national insurance contributions.  Hopefully the staff had the option of asking  it to be paid into a private pension so it would be iirc tax free

[hobbyhub 4169xp 0]

@torros – depends on what country the employees are in.

An article on The Guardian website dated 31/07/2021 says GW has over 500 stores worldwide, and we have one in my home town in New Zealand, which only has a population of 130k, roughly.

The article also states that GW is more profitable, percentage wise, than Google and worth more than Marks & Spencer and Asos.

[soulman 2945xp 1]

Or they could use that money to make “cursed city”…giggles…

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