41% of US companies will give employees holiday bonuses

59% of companies say they won't be giving out holiday bonuses in any form 2005. And of those that will, only 13% said they will be giving out bonuses in cash, Hewitt Associates told CNN. Among the companies that said they would be giving cash, the average holiday bonus planned is $683, but the cash bonuses slated range between $25 and $2,500.