Festive surprise | Boss shocked staff with WHOPPING £7.5m bonus

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Boss shocked staff with WHOPPING £7.5m bonus

It isn’t uncommon for boss’ to give employees gifts during the festive period.

Whether it is a small gift of appreciation, a retail voucher or even a lavish Christmas party for the whole workforce to enjoy together, employers have gone to great lengths to engage and retain employees.

Yet, unsuspecting employees at one real estate firm received a Christmas bonus like no other.

Founder of St. John Properties, Edward St. John, shocked the firm’s 198-strong workforce with a collective £7.5million ($10million) bonus that was announced during the firm’s annual Christmas knees-up – ABC News reported.

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