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SHRM Poll: Holiday Party and 2010 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe
November 2009
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2010 Holiday Schedules
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2010 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe
2010 Holidays Offices closed Offices close early Offices remain open
Friday, January 1st (New Year’s Day) 98% * 1%
Monday, January 18th (Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday) 34% 0% 66%
Monday, February 15th (President’s Day) 35% 0% 65%
Tuesday, March 30th (Passover) 1% 0% 99%
Friday, April 2nd (Good Friday) 30% 6% 64%
Monday, April 4th (Easter Monday) 5% 0% 95%
Wednesday, May 19th (Shavuot) 1% 0% 99%
Monday, May 31st (Memorial Day) 95% 0% 5%
Friday, July 2nd (Friday before July 4th) 17% 7% 76%
Monday, July 5th (July 4th falls on Sunday) 82% * 17%
Wednesday, August 11th (Ramadan) 1% 0% 99%
Monday, September 6th (Labor Day) 96% * 3%
Note: * indicates less than 1%. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
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2010 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe (continued )
2010 Holidays Offices closed Offices close early Offices remain open
Thursday, September 9th (Rosh Hashanah) 1% 0% 99%
Monday, October 12th (Columbus Day) 13% 0% 87%
Friday, November 5th (Diwali) 1% 0% 99%
Thursday, November 11th (Veterans Day) 16% 0% 84%
Wednesday, November 17th (Eid al-Adha) 1% * 99%
Wednesday, November 24th (day before Thanksgiving) 3% 15% 82%
Thursday, November 25th (Thanksgiving Day) 98% 0% 2%
Friday, November 26th (Friday after Thanksgiving 75% 3% 22%
Friday, December 24th (Christmas Eve) 79% 10% 11%
Monday, December 27th 40% 0% 60%
Friday, December 31st (New Year’s Eve) 48% 16% 36%
Week between Christmas and New Year’s Day 11% 2% 87%
Chinese New Year 1% 0% 99%
Note: * indicates less than 1%. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
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2010 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe (by U.S. Federal Holidays)
2010 Holidays Offices closed Offices close early Offices remain open
Friday, January 1st (New Year’s Day) 98% * 1%
Monday, January 18th (Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday)
34% 0% 66%
Monday, February 15th (President’s Day)
35% 0% 65%
Monday, May 31st (Memorial Day) 95% 0% 5%
Monday, July 5th (July 4th falls on Sunday)**
82% * 17%
Monday, September 6th (Labor Day) 96% * 3%
Monday, October 12th (Columbus Day) 13% 0% 87%
Thursday, November 11th (Veterans Day)
16% 0% 84%
Thursday, November 25th (Thanksgiving Day) ***
98% 0% 2%
Friday, December 24th (Christmas Eve) 79% 10% 11%
Note: * indicates less than 1%. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. ** July 4, 2010 (the legal public holiday for Independence Day), falls on a Sunday. For most employees, Monday, July 5, will be treated as a holiday.*** December 25, 2010 (the legal public holiday for Christmas Day), falls on a Saturday. For most Federal employees, Friday, December 24, will be treated as a holiday.
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2010 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe (by Religious Holidays)
2010 Holidays Offices closed Offices close early Offices remain open
Tuesday, March 30th (Passover) 1% 0% 99%
Friday, April 2nd (Good Friday) 30% 6% 64%
Monday, April 4th (Easter Monday) 5% 0% 95%
Wednesday, May 19th (Shavuot) 1% 0% 99%
Wednesday, August 11th (Ramadan) 1% 0% 99%
Thursday, September 9th (Rosh Hashanah) 1% 0% 99%
Friday, November 5th (Diwali) 1% 0% 99%
Wednesday, November 17th (Eid al-Adha) 1% * 99%
Friday, December 24th (Christmas Eve) 79% 10% 11%
Note: * indicates less than 1%. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
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Is the decision to close your office the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day a result of the recession in the U.S. and global economy?
Yes7%
No, it is not a new practice93%
Note: “Not sure” responses were excluded from this analysis.. Only respondents whose organization will be closed the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day were included in this analysis.n = 42
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2009 Holiday Parties
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Most companies plan to hold an end-of-year/holiday party for employees this
year.
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Is your organization planning to hold an end-of-year/holiday party for employees this year (2009)?
61%19%
20%
YesNo, we do not have such prac-tice (i.e., we usually do not have an end-of-year/holiday party)No, we had to cut back due to financial challenges
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Note: “Not sure” responses were excluded from this analysis.. Only significant differences are presented. n = 386
Differences by organization staff size:• Small- (72%) and medium-staff-sized organizations (67%) were more likely than large-staff-sized organizations
(48%) to report that they are planning to hold 2009 end-of-year/holiday party for employees.• Privately owned for-profit companies (69%) were more likely than publicly owned for-profit companies (46%) to
report planning to hold 2009 end-of-year/holiday party for employees.
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Is your organization planning to hold its 2009 end-of-year/holiday party on-site or off-site?
Other
Off-site but scaled down
On-site and off-site
On-site to save cost
On-site (our normal practice)
Off-site (our normal practice)
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
3%
2%
3%
15%
27%
50%
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Note: “Not sure” responses were excluded from this analysis.. n = 386
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Alcohol Use at Work-Related Events
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Does your organization have a formal (written) or informal policy on drinking alcohol at work-related events (e.g., lunch with co-worker, company events like holiday parties, job interview over lunch or dinner, happy hour, dinner with client, etc.)?
No, but my organization plans to create a policy within the next 12 months
Yes, we have an informal policy that does not allow drinking alcohol at work-related events
Yes, we have a formal policy that allows drinking alcohol at work-related events
Yes, we have an informal policy that allows drinking alcohol at work-related events
Yes, we have a formal policy that does not allow drinking
No, my organization has no plans to create a policy
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
4%
9%
11%
18%
22%
35%
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Note: “Not sure” responses were excluded from this analysis.. n = 378
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In the past 24 months, has drinking alcohol at work-related events in your organization…
Differences by organization staff size:• Small-staff-sized organizations (94%)
were more likely than large-staff-sized organizations (83%) to report that drinking alcohol at work-related events has remained at the same level of acceptance in the past 24 months.
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2006 (n = 483) 2009 (n = 378)
Note: Only significant differences are presented.
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During which of the following work-related events is drinking alcohol considered acceptable at your organization?
Conferences
Company-sponsored sports events
Meal during a job interview
Employee recognition/service award
Company picnic
Happy hour after work
Meal between a supervisior and a subordinate
Meal with a co-worker
Holiday party held on-site*
Celebration of company milestone
Retirement party
Meal with a client/customer
Holiday party held off-site
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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23%
33%
37%
44%
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18%
21%
22%
29%
44%
80%
2009 (n = 331) 2006 (n = 432)
Note: Percentage does not total 100% as multiple responses were allowed. * means option was not available in 2006. 2006 results were re-calculated to exclude respondents who answered “none”. 15
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In the past 24 months, has any employee in your organization been disciplined because of drinking alcohol at a work-related event?
Yes, this often occurs Yes, but this rarely occurs No0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1%
13%
86%
0%
11%
89%
2006 (n = 453) 2009 (n = 331)
Note: Excludes respondent who answered “don’t know.” 16
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Demographics: Organization Industry
Industry
Manufacturing—other 19%
Services—professional, scientific, technical, legal, engineering 11%
Health care, social assistance (e.g., nursing homes, EAP providers) 8%
Financial services (e.g., banking) 8%
Educational services/education 6%
Retail/wholesale trade 6%
Government/public administration—federal, state/local, tribal 5%
Transportation, warehousing (e.g., distribution) 4%
Construction, mining, oil and gas 4%
Insurance 3%
High-tech 3%
Other services (e.g., nonprofit, church/religious organizations) 3%
Utilities 3%
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Note: (n=407) Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
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Demographics: Organization Industry (continued)
Industry
Consulting 2%
Manufacturing—auto/auto-related 2%
Telecommunications 2%
Real estate, rental, leasing 2%
Services—accommodation, food and drinking places 1%
Publishing, broadcasting, other media 1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation 1%
Association—professional/trade 0%
Other 1%
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Note: (n=407) Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
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Demographics: Organization Sector
Government sector
Nonprofit organization
Publicly owned for-profit
Privately owned for-profit
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
7%
20%
20%
53%
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n=406
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Demographics: Organization Staff Size
Small (1-99 employees) Medium (100-499 employees) Large 500 or more employees)0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
27%
41%
32%
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n=396
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Demographics: Organization Region
Northeast
West
South
Midwest
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
14%
22%
29%
35%
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SHRM Poll: Holiday Party and 2010 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe
• Response rate = 18%• Sample comprised of 428 randomly selected HR
professionals from SHRM’s membership• Margin of error is +/- 4 • Survey fielded November 12 – November 19, 2009
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Methodology