Bonus Payment taxation? Federal

[Silver70]

Hello,

Our HR department wants to pay some PT hourly employees a bonus payment for remaining on staff for a program that is being cut. I guess for not jumping ship when they could have. The bonus does not tie to hours worked or tie to their hourly rate.

Would these bonus payments be Supplemental wages?

John

[DAW]

Yes. ............

[Silver70]

Yes. ............

Thanks!
I knew you would have the answer.

-John