CBIA’s 2013 Holiday Survey

10.16.2012
HR & Safety

CBIA surveyed its members to determine their paid holiday schedule for 2013. Following is a summary of the most popular days designated as paid holidays. In addition, a number of companies gave between 25 paid days as floaters or personal holidays, including birthdays.

Of the 172 companies that responded to the survey, 100 were manufacturers and 72 were nonmanufacturers.

Below is a breakdown of the respondents by number of employees:

%
1 – 24

2%
25 – 74

47%
75 – 149

22%
150 – 249

14%
250 – 499

11%
500+

4%
Total 100%

1. New Year’s Day (Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013)

%
Yes

100%
No

0%
Total 100%

2. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday (Monday, Jan. 21)

%
Yes

13%
No

87%
Total 100%

3. Presidents’ Day (Monday, Feb. 18)

%
Yes

28%
No

72%
Total 100%

4. Good Friday (Friday, March 29)

%
Yes

59%
No

41%
Total 100%

5. Memorial Day (Monday, May 27)

%
Yes

99%
No

1%
Total 100%

6. For Independence Day (Thursday, July 4), we plan to:

%
Observe the holiday only on Thursday, July 4

67%
Observe the holiday on Thursday and Friday (July 4 and July 5)

27%
Close the facility for the week (July 1 – July 5)

3%
Other

3%
Total 100%

7. Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 2)

%
Yes

99%
No

1%
Total 100%

8. Columbus Day (Monday, Oct. 14)

%
Yes

11%
No

89%
Total 100%

9. Veterans Day (Monday, Nov. 11)

%
Yes

5%
No

95%
Total 100%

10. Thanksgiving (Thursday, Nov. 28)

%
Yes

99%
No

1%
Total 100%

11. Day after Thanksgiving (Friday, Nov. 29)

%
Yes

79%
No

21%
Total 100%

12. Christmas Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 24)

%
Full day off

40%
Half day off

19%
Company closes early

28%
Other*

13%
Total 100%

*Most companies in this category will be open for business as usual. Some left open the option of closing early depending on business needs.

13. Christmas Day (Wednesday, Dec. 25)

%
Yes

99%
No

1%
Total 100%

14. Will your company close the week of Dec. 23 – Dec. 27?

%
Yes

18%
No

82%
Total 100%

15. How many days of vacation time (or other personal time) will you require employees to use during the shutdown?

%
1

5%
2

19%
3

57%
4

19%
Total 100%

16. New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 31)

%
Full day off

25%
Half day off

14%
Company closes early

34%
Other*

28%
Total 100%

*Most companies in this category will have a regular workday. Some will treat it as an extension of their shutdown.

17. New Year’s Day (Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014)

%
Yes

98%
No

2%
Total 100%

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