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SHRM Weekly Online Survey: February 7, 2006

2006 Holiday Schedule

• Sample comprised of 469 randomly selected HR professionals.

• Analyzing 469 of 2990 emails sent, 2686 emails were received (response rate = 18%).

• Survey fielded February 7 – February 13, 2006; presentation generated on February 14, 2006.

• Margin of error is +/- 4.0%.

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In 2006, which of the following holidays will your organization observe by closing its offices?

91%

90%

88%

88%

87%

87%

63%

29%

27%

27%

23%

14%

9%

8%

5%

5%

5%

4%

Christmas Day

Thanksgiving Day

Independence Day

New Year's Day

Memorial Day

Labor Day

Day after Thanksgiving

Day before Christmas

President's Day

Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.

Good Friday

Veterans' Day

Columbus Day

Day after Christmas

Floating Holidays

Day before New Year's Day

Day before Independence Day

OtherNote: 4% of HR professionals indicated that their organizations would not close for any holidays in 2006; 5% indicated that they followed the U.S. Government’s holiday schedule.

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In 2006, which of the following holidays will your organization observe by closing its offices?

Choice Count Percent of Sample

Christmas Day 427 91.0%

Thanksgiving Day 424 90.4%

Independence Day 414 88.3%

New Year's Day 414 88.3%

Memorial Day 408 87.0%

Labor Day 406 86.6%

Day after Thanksgiving 295 62.9%

Day before Christmas 135 28.8%

President’s Day 128 27.3%

Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. 126 26.9%

Good Friday 107 22.8%

Veterans Day 65 13.9%

Columbus Day 40 8.5%

Day after Christmas 33 7.7%

Floating Holidays 23 5.4%

Day before New Year’s Day 23 5.4%

Day before Independence Day 20 4.8%

U.S. President Inauguration Day 6 1.3%

Other (please specify): 17 4.0%

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Responses to the “Other” please specify option

• 1/2 Day New Year's Eve• 1/2 day on Christmas Eve• 1/2 day on Good Friday• 2 additional personal days• 3 days after Christmas• 3 more days• 3 personal days• 3 personal days of choice• 7/03 and 4/17 as paid holidays!• A floating holiday of employee's choice• Also have Dec 26-29 as holiday along with 3 floaters• April 20 & 21, The Fridays before Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and • BIRTHDAY• Birthday• Birthday and 1 Floating• Birthday as a floating holiday.• Birthday of Employee• Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve• Christmas Eve thru New Years Day• Day after Christmas 12/26 and 4 floating holidays• Day after Christmas as it fall on Monday and 2 Floating Holidays• Day after Easter• Day before Independence Day + one floating holiday• Days between Christmas through New Year's• Days between Christmas and new years• Dec 26 and one floating holiday• Dec26-Dec28• December 26-29, 2006• Easter Sunday• Employee's Birthday• Floater to be taken President's Day, Good Friday, Monday following Easter,

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Responses to the “Other” please specify option

• Founders Birthdays• Four personal holidays• Holiday Shut Down between Christmas & New Year's• Jan 2, July 3, 2 Floating Holidays• Kamehameha Day• Mardi Gras• Mardi Gras Day & 2 floating holidays• O/A April 16 (day after tax season)• Oaks Day (Kentucky Derby)• One company designed day which for '06 is Monday, July 3rd and one Personal Holiday (employee's elect)..• One extra• One floating holiday• Patriot's Day• Personal Choice Holiday• Personal Day• Personal Day • Personal floating holiday• Pioneer Day (Utah state holiday)• Primary & General Election Day• Shutdown between Christmas and New years, day after 4th• Shutdown from day before Christmas until day after New Year’s Day.• Spring Holiday• Tuesday, December 26• Varies every year• We also have 5 Bucknell Holidays when offices are closed• We are closed on Sunday and Monday except Nov. and Dec as well we are closed the week after Christmas

and re-open the day after the New Year• Week between Christmas and New Year's• Week between Christmas and New Year’s

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Of the following holidays in 2006, for which will your organization’s offices be closed, close early or remain open?

22%

9%

69%

Offices closed Offices close early Offices remain open

Monday, July 3rd n=367

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97%

0%3%


Tuesday, July 4th

n=440

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93%

3% 4%


Thursday, November 23rd

n=437

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76%

1%

23%


Friday, November 24th

n=411

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16%

24%

60%


Friday, December 22nd n=357

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Holiday Offices closed Offices close early Offices remain open

Monday, July 3rd 22.1% 9.3% 68.7%

Tuesday, July 4th 96.8% 0.2% 3.0%

Thursday, November 23rd 92.9% 3.0% 4.1

Friday, November 24th 75.7% 1.0% 23.4%

Friday, December 22nd 16.2% 24.1% 59.7%

Monday, December 25th 97.3% 0.9% 1.8%

Tuesday, December 26th 35.3% 0.6% 64.2%

Friday, December 29th 13.8% 17.2% 68.9%

Monday, January 1st , 2007

97.3% 0.0% 2.7%

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Online Resources – www.shrm.org

• Holiday Toolkit - http://www.shrm.org/hrtools/toolkits_published/CMS_011365.asp

• Compressed Workweek - http://www.shrm.org/hrtools/policies_published/CMS_006714.asp

• Alternative Work Schedule - http://www.shrm.org/hrresources/whitepapers_published/CMS_000003.asp

• Religious holidays and accommodations - http://www.shrm.org/hrnews_published/archives/CMS_007804.asp

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