Paid a salary, he was given an end-of-year bonus for productivity.

Holiday season parties were the traditional time to announce end-of-year bonuses.

Ms. Gold, the orchestra teacher at the school, said she genuinely appreciated the end-of-year bonus.

Barney, meanwhile, has received an end-of-year bonus, which he intends to spend on luxuries for himself, including a suit with diamond pinstripes.

At my firm, we make it clear that pro bono time counts when determining end-of-year bonuses, thus eliminating any perceived disincentive.

"A marvellous end-of-year bonus."

Skadden's decision will also put pressure on its rivals to hand out large end-of-year bonuses to bring associates' total pay packages to about the same level as those at Skadden.

A new cost consciousness - salaries are currently frozen and end-of-year bonuses were not awarded last year - is not the sign of a new lack of heart.

In industries where workers are likely to receive end-of-year bonuses, like investment banking and law, there are even fewer candidates out looking for employment during the holidays, career experts say.

"When it comes to end-of-year bonuses, cash is no longer king," said Laura Sejen, national practice director for strategic awards at Watson Wyatt Worldwide, the human resources consulting firm.

The health aides elect eight of the agency's 12 board members, and this worker-controlled board sets wages, benefits, end-of-year bonuses and dividends and the annual contribution to the workers' 401(k) plans.

Initial strike action by workers at the Cifel iron foundry and on the weekly magazine Tempo, in support of a demand for an end-of-year bonus ended after promises by the management to pay.

This end-of-year bonus sanctions a ruinous property policy (ECU 217, 900 million for 1997), which is still being pursued on the sly through year-end transfers and supplementary and amending budgets.

Brokers said, for instance, that they had seen a flurry of contracts in the last few weeks, especially in the more expensive apartments, as buyers contemplating softening prices and end-of-year bonuses decided to overcome their fears and buy.

At the end of this year, the 33 employees at Unreal Marketing Solutions will have a decision to make: Will they take their end-of-year bonuses in cash, or in American Express points redeemable for merchandise and travel?

Larry Watchtel, market analyst at Prudential Securities, told The Associated Press, This is what happens in the preholiday atmosphere when you have a lighter volume, but the money keeps flowing in from mutual funds, pension funds and end-of-year bonuses.

As conflict between probability and value develops around a focal point (or topic), it can lead to conflict regarding a new topic (e.g., stress and anxiety about earning an end-of-year bonus at work can lead to new worries about personal finances, sense of self-worth, and/or one's status and career prospects at work).