CBIA’s 2012 Holiday Survey
Recently, CBIA mailed a brief survey to its members to determine their holiday plans for 2012. The following is a summary of the most popular days companies will designate as paid holidays. Additionally, many companies supplemented these designated holidays with 13 floaters.
One hundred and forty-two companies responded, of which 75 were manufacturers and 67 were nonmanufacturers.
Below is a breakdown of the respondents by number of employees:
|
|
Response | % | |||
| 1 – 24 |
|
30 | 21% | ||
| 25 – 74 |
|
62 | 44% | ||
| 75 – 149 |
|
23 | 16% | ||
| 150 – 249 |
|
13 | 9% | ||
| 250 – 499 |
|
9 | 6% | ||
| 500+ |
|
3 | 2% | ||
| Total | 140 | 100% |
1. New Year’s Day Holiday (Monday, January 2)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
128 | 90% | ||
| No |
|
14 | 10% | ||
| Total | 142 | 100% |
2. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday (Monday, Jan. 16)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
17 | 12% | ||
| No |
|
120 | 88% | ||
| Total | 137 | 100% |
3. Presidents’ Day (Monday, Feb. 20)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
37 | 27% | ||
| No |
|
100 | 73% | ||
| Total | 137 | 100% |
4. Good Friday (Friday, April 6)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
84 | 60% | ||
| No |
|
55 | 40% | ||
| Total | 139 | 100% |
5. Memorial Day (Monday, May 28)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
137 | 99% | ||
| No |
|
2 | 1% | ||
| Total | 139 | 100% |
6. Independence Day (Wednesday, July 4)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
138 | 99% | ||
| No |
|
2 | 1% | ||
| Total | 140 | 100% |
7. Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 3)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
138 | 99% | ||
| No |
|
2 | 1% | ||
| Total | 140 | 100% |
8. Columbus Day (Monday, Oct. 8)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
20 | 15% | ||
| No |
|
117 | 85% | ||
| Total | 137 | 100% |
9. Veterans Day (Observed Monday, Nov. 12)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
11 | 8% | ||
| No |
|
123 | 92% | ||
| Total | 134 | 100% |
10. Thanksgiving (Thursday, Nov. 22)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
138 | 100% | ||
| No |
|
0 | 0% | ||
| Total | 138 | 100% |
11. Day after Thanksgiving (Friday, Nov. 23)
| # |
|
Response | % | |||
| 1 | Yes |
|
102 | 73% | ||
| 2 | No |
|
38 | 27% | ||
| Total | 140 | 100% |
12. Christmas Eve (Monday, Dec. 24)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Full day off |
|
56 | 41% | ||
| Half day off |
|
26 | 19% | ||
| Company closes early |
|
33 | 24% | ||
| Other* |
|
23 | 17% | ||
| Total | 138 | 100% |
*Most companies indicating “other” will work the full day.
13. Christmas Day (Tuesday, Dec. 25)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
137 | 99% | ||
| No |
|
2 | 1% | ||
| Total | 139 | 100% |
14. Will your company close Dec. 26 – Dec. 28?
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
28 | 20% | ||
| No |
|
114 | 80% | ||
| Total | 142 | 100% |
15. New Year’s Eve (Monday, Dec. 31)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Full day |
|
44 | 33% | ||
| Half day |
|
16 | 12% | ||
| Company closes early |
|
38 | 29% | ||
| Other * |
|
34 | 27% | ||
| Total | 132 | 100% |
*Most will work the full day, but many have not yet determined what they will do.
16. New Year’s Day (Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013)
|
|
Response | % | |||
| Yes |
|
139 | 99% | ||
| No |
|
2 | 1% | ||
| Total | 141 | 100% |
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