Should you accept Christmas gifts?
13 September 2012
Two leading purchasing practitioners go head-to-head and put the case for and against accepting Christmas gifts from suppliers
YES
Christopher Barrat
There is no real reason why you should not accept gifts - and when better to do so than at Christmas? Arguments against it often come from the Mr Micawber school of managers who probably still begrudge the fact that the company pays in cash and not tokens redeemable at the company shop.
You should...