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Employee gifts that get used are usually experiences: a harbour lunch cruise, a morning in thermal springs, a night away in the mountains. Pick one for a work anniversary, a thank-you after a heavy quarter or a welcome to the team. Many are written for two, so the person you're thanking can bring someone along to share it.
Employee gift ideas from RedBalloon are experiences staff book for themselves: a three-hour barbecue class in Sydney or Melbourne, a cruise past the Opera House, a twilight climb over the Adelaide Oval roof. They choose the date and who comes with them. The sections below group the range by the kind of thank-you you're giving.
A thank-you for one person usually works best as a day or night away. The Hotel Windsor overnight getaway includes a suite breakfast in Melbourne, and the Blue Mountains resort midweek escape gives two people a night among gardens and valley views. For something slower, the Peninsula Hot Springs bath entry with lunch and Alba Thermal Springs brunch and bathing put hot springs on the Mornington Peninsula. Landmark milestones have their own page of service anniversary gifts.
Group activities give a team something to talk about on Monday. The clay target shooting session in Sydney needs no firearm licence or previous experience, and the beer tasting and BBQ smoking class has you cook your own three-course meal. The Adelaide Oval roof climb runs at twilight with a guide and audio commentary. For something calmer, try the ceramics paint and sip class or the mosaic lamp workshop. More team formats sit on the team building activities page.
Not every thank-you needs a booking at sunrise. The coffee tasting and roasting session in Adelaide has staff roast a small batch of organic coffee with the master roasters at Totoka Urban Farm. The bottomless native high tea at the Sydney Opera House comes with a cocktail on arrival and unlimited sparkling for two hours at Midden Restaurant. On the water, the Sydney Harbour high tea cruise and the Yarra River high tea cruise each include a glass of sparkling wine.
The Melbourne river cruise with a four-course dinner is a popular choice for a staff thank-you. In Sydney, the harbour cruise with a three-course lunch runs past the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. For a restaurant table, 6HEAD in Perth has a six-course sharing menu with views over Elizabeth Quay, and the steakhouse dinner with wine is available in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra.
A team has different tastes, and picking one experience for everyone rarely works. RedBalloon for Business sends branded e-gift cards with your message, which recipients redeem across experiences around Australia and have five years to use. That removes the guesswork about who likes heights and who prefers a long lunch.
For a single person, a RedBalloon gift voucher does the same job. For gifts going to a whole company at once, the large distribution gifts page covers sending at volume.
Experiences that employees can use outside work tend to land best: an overnight stay, a harbour cruise with lunch, a hot springs day or a class they wouldn't book themselves. Many in the range are for two, which lets the employee bring a partner or friend.
Yes, employers can give gifts to staff. Whether tax or fringe benefits obligations apply depends on the gift and your circumstances, so check with your accountant or the ATO before you set up a gifting program. RedBalloon can't give tax advice.
For a first or fifth anniversary, a night away or a dinner for two marks the milestone without making a speech of it. The Windsor stay in Melbourne and the Blue Mountains midweek escape both work for this. For landmark years, see the service anniversary gifts page.
The range covers Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Darwin, so staff in different offices can choose something near them. The Darwin Harbour sunset dinner cruise and the Brisbane scenic flights are examples outside the southern capitals.
Yes, with a gift voucher or e-gift card. RedBalloon for Business e-gift cards carry your branding and a personal message, and recipients choose from experiences across Australia within five years. A product bought directly is a fixed experience.
Yes. The RedBalloon large distribution gifts service sends personalised e-gift cards to employees, clients or members, in one batch or several. The bulk gifting page explains how it works and what's needed.
For other recipients, see referral and client gifts, sales incentive gifts and event prizes. The experiences for business page covers the whole business range, and thank you gifts suit smaller gestures.