Happy New Year
Hope it's not too late, but there were a lot of issues to discuss with Higher management about whether a New Year party or wishing New Year greetings could in any way be construed as breaching the code of business integrity. It's possible that a party could imply that we want something from you to which we're not entitled under your contract of employment (which makes no reference to free parties in the benefits section). This could then expose you to prosecution by the IRS as an undeclared benefit.
Contrary to any mis-representation by outlaws, expatriate or otherwise, we have never approved of dildoes, but contributions to Greenpeace (as a registered charity) even though it's a Dutch (gay marriages - of which we do not approve) do not automatically bar one from employment with our fine company and may, indeed qualify under certain jurisdictions qualify as a deductible expense. Irregardless of whether one regards this as something which could be regarded as a breach of the code, we do not regard it as such and are confident that any court in Texas, irregardless of any previous precedent, would concur with our observations.
We plan to have a fine non-denominational Christmas and New Year party for all our Nigerian employees in Texas sometime later in the Year, once the legal and accounting implications have been fully investigated and we are sure that we will suffer no liability. Signed........management