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2009 Holiday Survey

Every fall, CBIA surveys member companies to find out what paid holidays they will be offering their employees during the upcoming year. The results of this fall’s survey appear in the following table and reflect respondents’ 2009 holiday schedules. For more information, contact Phillip Montgomery at 960-244-1982 or phillip.montgomery@cbia.com.

Holiday
% offering the holiday
% not offering the holiday

New Year's Day

Both Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2 (29.8%)

Only Thursday, Jan. 1 (69.4%)

None of the above (0.8%)

N/A
N/A
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 19
8.4
91.6%
Lincoln's Birthday, Thursday, Feb. 12
0.8
99.2
Presidents' Day, Monday, Feb. 16
24.4
75.6
Good Friday,  April 10
55.8
44.2
Memorial Day, Monday, May 25
98.3
1.7

Observance of Independence Day, Saturday, July 4

Friday, July 3, 2009 (86.6%)

Monday, July 6, 2009 (6.7%)

Holiday not observed (6.7%)
N/A
N/A
Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7
98.3
1.7
Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 12
8.5
91.5
Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11
4.3
95.7
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26
98.3
1.7
Day after Thanksgiving, Friday, Nov. 27
77.3
22.7

Christmas Eve, Thursday,  Dec. 24

Close early (84.6%)

Regular workday (15.4%)
N/A
N/A
Christmas, Friday, Dec. 25
98.3
1.7

New Year's Eve 2009

Full day off (24.8%)

Close early (42.1%)

Regular schedule (33.1%)

 N/A N/A

Observance of the 2010 New Year's Day holiday

Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 (97.5%)

Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 (2.5%)

 N/A N/A

 

Fifteen percent (14.9) of the companies indicated they will shut down for the days between Christmas and New Year’s. Here's how many personal days employees will be required to use during the shut down:

1 day, 5.6%

4 days, 5.6%

2 days, 5.6%

5 or more days, 11.1%

3 days, 5.6%

Personal days not required, 66.7%