for the whole year, so yeah. we ve been here since 4:00am this morning, loading - in all the lighting, sound, all the equipment and then. holly organises christmas do s at the other end of the scale, massive ones for big global brands. there ll be 300 people on this dance floor tonight. they re at the point where everything s organised and booked, they don t want to cancel. so we re doing another event today for 100 people, a conference and a party, we ll be doing small private dinings for like 20 people. just people want to be together and they want the christmas dinner and the crackers and everything, don t they? with just over three weeks to go until the big day, plenty of companies are taking a punt on a safe and successful night out. coletta smith, bbc news, in manchester. let s talk to our political editor laura kuenssberg in westminster we hear about confusion and people confused about their own christmas parties. is the government messes
so, we re doing another event today for 100 people, a conference and a party, we ll be doing small private dinings for like 20 people. just people want to be together, and they want the christmas dinner and the crackers and everything, don t they? with just over three weeks to go until the big day, plenty of companies are taking a punt on a safe and successful night out. coletta smith, bbc news, in manchester. the government says there s no need to cancel christmas parties, but has urged caution, with the health secretary advising partygoers to take a lateral flow test before attending. however, one survey suggests more than half of office workplaces have decided not to hold a big office bash this year. with me is kate palmer, director of hr and advice at peninsula, a global employment law consultancy firm. also i m joined by michael kill, ceo of the night time industries association. thank you both forjoining me. kate, what are you finding in terms of how