SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules October 22, 2012

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. Key Findings 2 SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

2013 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe HolidayClosed Close Early Remain 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%. SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

2013 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe (continued) HolidayClosed Close Early Remain Open Tuesday, July 9 (beginning of Ramadan) * 0%100% Wednesday, August 7 (end of Ramadan) 0% 100% Monday, September 2 (Labor Day) 94%1%5% Thursday, September 5 (1 st day of Rosh Hashanah) 1%0%99% Friday, September 6 (2 nd 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%. SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

2013 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe (continued) HolidayClosed Close Early Remain 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% Note: n = 565 – 573. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. An asterisk (*) indicates < 1%. SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

2013 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe (by U.S. Federal Holidays) Federal HolidayClosed Close Early Remain 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% Wednesday, December 25 (Christmas Day) 99% * 1% Note: n = 565 – 573. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. An asterisk (*) indicates < 1%. SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

2013 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe (by Religious Holidays) Religious HolidayClosed Close Early Remain 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% 100% Thursday, September 5 (1 st day of Rosh Hashanah) 1%0%99% Friday, September 6 (2 nd day of Rosh Hashanah) ** 99% Friday, September 13 (evening of Yom Kippur) ** 99% Tuesday, October 15 (Eid al-Adha/Festival of Sacrifice) * 0%100% Note: n = 565 – 573. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. An asterisk (*) indicates < 1%. SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

2013 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe (by Religious Holidays continued) Religious HolidayClosed Close Early Remain Open Thursday, December 5 (Last day of Chanukah) 0% * 100% Tuesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) 45%24%31% Wednesday, December 25 (Christmas Day) 99% * 1% Note: n = 565 – 573. An asterisk (*) indicates < 1%. SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

9 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)? Note: n = 570. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding. SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

10 Demographics

11 Demographics: Organization Size Note: n = 573. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding. SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

12 Demographics: Organization Profit Status n = 573 SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

Demographics: Organization Industry 13 Note: n = 573. Percentages do not equal 100% due to multiple response options. 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 services 11% Educational services 10% Accommodation and food services 7% Transportation and warehousing 7% Information 6% Retail trade 5% Government agencies 5% Wholesale trade5% SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

Demographics: Organization Industry (continued) 14 Note: n = 573. Percentages do not equal 100% due to multiple response options. Percentage Construction 4% Utilities4% 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% SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

15 Demographics: Region n = 573 SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 2012

SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules 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 Survey Methodology SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday Schedules ©SHRM 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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