Hiring remains sluggish, but at least most companies are in a party mood.
More than 83 percent of companies are planning a holiday party this year, according to a recent survey of human resource executives. That’s up from 68 percent in 2011, but still lower than the 90 percent who partied in pre-recession 2007.
The survey by consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas found that 10.3 percent of the companies surveyed are having a holiday party after one or more years of not partying. Seventeen percent of the companies said they will spend more on this year’s holiday party than they did in 2011.