[Flashpoint]

I work at a small company, and have a small staff of temporary employees.

One of my employees told me this morning that he is quitting, and tomorrow is his last day. There is no issue regarding 2 week notice or anything, it is totally fine that he is quitting. The job is only an 8 dollars an hour gig, and staff frequently comes and goes.

The problem is that we are handing out Christmas bonus cheques tomorrow. They will be several hundred dollars each. Obviously he doesn't know this.

Should he recieve a Christmas bonus cheque on his last day of work?

As a manager, I am torn, as why should the company invest several hundred bucks in someone who will no longer be with us? On the other hand, he has done a good job, and will be working on the day the bonuses are handed out. Is he entitled to it on past perfomance?

We are a small company, and the sum for us is not insubstantial. There have been times we have been unable to afford spending a few hundred dollars on equipment we need.