Shrm 2013-holiday-schedules

SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules

October 22, 2012

Key Findings

• Which 2013 holidays will most organizations observe? The 2013 holidays that most (90% or more)
organizations will observe are:
• New Year’s Day (Tuesday, January 1)
• Memorial Day (Monday, May 27)
• Independence Day (Thursday, July 4)
• Labor Day (Monday, September 2)
• Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 28)
• Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25)

• Which religious holidays in 2013 will most organizations observe? Overall, few organizations will be
completely closed on religious holidays other than Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Forty-five percent
of organizations will be closed on Christmas Eve and 99% of organizations will be closed on Christmas
Day. The next most popular religious holiday is Good Friday: 21% of organizations reported their offices
will be closed on Good Friday.

Many companies, in lieu of structuring their holiday calendar around specific religious holidays,
encourage their employees to observe days of religious or other special significance through paid time
off (PTO), accrued vacation, personal leave or floating holidays. According to SHRM’s 2012 Employee
Benefits research report, 51% of organizations provide a PTO plan, 43% provide a stand-alone paid
vacation plan, 40% offer paid floating holidays and 26% provide paid personal days.

• What percentage or organizations will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day? Overall, 12%
percent of organizations reported their offices will be completely closed during this time period.

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2013 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe

Close Remain
2013 Holiday Closed
Early Open
Tuesday, January 1 (New Year’s Day) 96% * 4%
Monday, January 21 (Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday) 34% * 65%
Wednesday, February 13 (Ash Wednesday) * * 99%
Monday, February 18 (President’s Day) 36% * 64%
Tuesday, March 26 (beginning of Passover) 1% 0% 99%
Friday, March 29 (Good Friday) 21% 6% 73%
Monday, April 1 (end of Passover) 1% 0% 99%
Wednesday, May 15 (Shavuot) * 0% 100%
Monday, May 27 (Memorial Day) 95% 1% 5%
Thursday, July 4 (Independence Day) 94% 1% 5%
Friday, July 5 (day after Independence Day) 11% 1% 88%
Note: n = 565 – 573. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. An asterisk (*) indicates < 1%.

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(continued)

Close Remain
2013 Holiday Closed
Early Open
Tuesday, July 9 (beginning of Ramadan) * 0% 100%
Wednesday, August 7 (end of Ramadan) 0% 0% 100%
Monday, September 2 (Labor Day) 94% 1% 5%
Thursday, September 5 (1st day of Rosh Hashanah) 1% 0% 99%
Friday, September 6 (2nd day of Rosh Hashanah) * * 99%
Friday, September 13 (evening of Yom Kippur) * * 99%
Monday, October 14 (Columbus Day) 15% * 85%
Tuesday, October 15 (Eid al-Adha/Festival of Sacrifice) * 0% 100%
Monday, November 11 (Veterans Day) 20% * 80%
Wednesday, November 27 (Day before Thanksgiving) 8% 13% 79%
Thursday, November 28 (Thanksgiving day) 99% * 1%

Note: n = 565 – 573. An asterisk (*) indicates < 1%.

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(continued)

Close Remain
2013 Holiday Closed
Early Open
Friday, November 29 (day after Thanksgiving day) 71% 2% 27%
Thursday, December 5 (last day of Chanukah) 0% * 100%
Tuesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) 45% 24% 31%
Wednesday, December 25 (Christmas Day) 99% * 1%
Thursday, December 26 (day after Christmas) 19% 1% 80%
Tuesday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve) 31% 19% 49%
Days between Christmas and New Year’s Day 12% 0% 88%


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(by U.S. Federal Holidays)

Close Remain
2013 Federal Holiday Closed
Early Open
Tuesday, January 1 (New Year’s Day) 96% * 4%
Monday, January 21 (Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday) 34% * 65%
Monday, February 18 (President’s Day) 36% * 64%
Monday, May 27 (Memorial Day) 95% 1% 5%
Thursday, July 4 (Independence Day) 94% 1% 5%
Monday, September 2 (Labor Day) 94% 1% 5%
Monday, October 14 (Columbus Day) 15% * 85%
Monday, November 11 (Veterans Day) 20% * 80%
Thursday, November 28 (Thanksgiving Day) 99% * 1%


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(by Religious Holidays)

Close Remain
2013 Religious Holiday Closed
Early Open
Wednesday, February 13 (Ash Wednesday) * * 99%
Tuesday, March 26 (beginning of Passover) 1% 0% 99%
Friday, March 29 (Good Friday) 21% 6% 73%
Monday, April 1 (end of Passover) 1% 0% 99%
Wednesday, May 15 (Shavuot) * 0% 100%
Tuesday, July 9 (beginning of Ramadan) * 0% 100%
Wednesday, August 7 (end of Ramadan) 0% 0% 100%
Thursday, September 5 (1st day of Rosh Hashanah) 1% 0% 99%
Friday, September 6 (2nd day of Rosh Hashanah) * * 99%
Friday, September 13 (evening of Yom Kippur) * * 99%
Tuesday, October 15 (Eid al-Adha/Festival of Sacrifice) * 0% 100%

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(by Religious Holidays continued)

Close Remain
2013 Religious Holiday Closed
Early Open
Thursday, December 5 (Last day of Chanukah) 0% * 100%
Tuesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) 45% 24% 31%

Note: n = 565 – 573. An asterisk (*) indicates < 1%.

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Looking ahead to 2014, will your organization’s offices be closed,
close early or remain open on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 (New
Year’s Day)?

Offices closed 92%

Offices close
early 1%

Offices remain 6%
open

Note: n = 570. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.

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Demographics: Organization Size

1-99
employees
31%

100-499
employees 38%

500-2,499 19%
employees

2,500-24,999
10%
employees

25,000 or more
3%
employees

Note: n = 573. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.

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Demographics: Organization Profit Status

Privately owned
for-profit 54%
organization

Publicly owned
for-profit 20%
organization

Nonprofit 19%
organization

Government
agency
7%

n = 573

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Demographics: Organization Industry

Percentage

Professional, scientific and technical services 19%
Manufacturing 18%
Health care and social assistance 17%
Finance and insurance 12%
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation
11%
services
Educational services 10%
Accommodation and food services 7%
Transportation and warehousing 7%
Information 6%
Retail trade 5%
Government agencies 5%
Wholesale trade 5%

Note: n = 573. Percentages do not equal 100% due to multiple response options.
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Demographics: Organization Industry
(continued)

Percentage
Construction 4%
Utilities 4%
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional and similar organizations 3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 2%
Mining 2%
Real estate and rental and leasing 2%
Repair and maintenance 2%
Personal and laundry services 1%

Note: n = 573. Percentages do not equal 100% due to multiple response options.
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Survey Methodology
• Response rate = 14%
• 573 HR professional respondents from a randomly selected sample of SHRM’s
membership participated in this survey.
• Margin of error +/- 4%
• Survey fielded May 25-July 22, 2012

Project leaders:
Shawn Fegley, survey research analyst, SHRM Research
Justina Victor, survey research analyst, SHRM Research
Project contributors:
Mark Schmit, Ph.D., SPHR, vice president, SHRM Research
Evren Esen, manager, SHRM Research
Copy editor:
Katya Scanlan, copy editor, SHRM Knowledge Center

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