Thanks for the reply, illegal was a bit strong I must say But yes, I work just as hard as any other person in the office, (I've certainly worked harder than the new person, who I'm actually helping to train!) So it looks to me as though the only reason I don't get anything is because i'm a man. I'm one of only 3 non-management males at the company head office, and non of us get anything at christmas, but all the women do (regardless of position).

The company I work for has a track record of not really giving a damn about it's employees, until they need something from them. For the past decade or so, every Christmas, the company gives all of the female employees an expensive bottle of wine and gift vouchers for a few hundred pounds. But the male staff get nothing (doing the exact same job by the way). Even a new member of staff (who only started 3 weeks prior to Christmas) got the wine and gift vouchers, and of course she's female. It certainly seems discriminatory to me on the grounds of sex, but is it illegal? I don't mind everyone getting the bonus, but just feel like its a kick in the teeth that only the female employees get it...if we all got a bonus that would be fine. I look forward to your replies.