SHRM Poll: Holiday Party and 2010 Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe November 2009

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM Holiday Schedules 2

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe 2010 Holidays Offices closedOffices close earlyOffices 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.

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe (continued ) 2010 Holidays Offices closedOffices close earlyOffices 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.

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe (by U.S. Federal Holidays) 2010 Holidays Offices closedOffices close earlyOffices 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.

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM Holidays Organizations Plan to Observe (by Religious Holidays) 2010 Holidays Offices closedOffices close earlyOffices 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.

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 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? 7 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

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM Holiday Parties 8

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 Most companies plan to hold an end-of- year/holiday party for employees this year. 9

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 Is your organization planning to hold an end-of- year/holiday party for employees this year (2009)? 10 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.

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 Is your organization planning to hold its 2009 end-of- year/holiday party on-site or off-site? 11 Note: “Not sure” responses were excluded from this analysis.. n = 386

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 Alcohol Use at Work-Related Events 12

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 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.)? 13 Note: “Not sure” responses were excluded from this analysis.. n = 378

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 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. 14Note: Only significant differences are presented.

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 During which of the following work-related events is drinking alcohol considered acceptable at your organization? Note: Percentage does not total 100% as multiple responses were allowed. * means option was not available in results were re-calculated to exclude respondents who answered “none”. 15

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 In the past 24 months, has any employee in your organization been disciplined because of drinking alcohol at a work-related event? Note: Excludes respondent who answered “don’t know.” 16

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 Demographics: Organization Industry Industry Manufacturing—other19% Services—professional, scientific, technical, legal, engineering11% Health care, social assistance (e.g., nursing homes, EAP providers)8% Financial services (e.g., banking)8% Educational services/education6% Retail/wholesale trade6% Government/public administration—federal, state/local, tribal5% Transportation, warehousing (e.g., distribution)4% Construction, mining, oil and gas4% Insurance3% High-tech3% Other services (e.g., nonprofit, church/religious organizations)3% Utilities3% 17 Note: (n=407) Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 Demographics: Organization Industry (continued) Industry Consulting2% Manufacturing—auto/auto-related2% Telecommunications2% Real estate, rental, leasing2% Services—accommodation, food and drinking places1% Publishing, broadcasting, other media1% Arts, entertainment, recreation1% Association—professional/trade0% Other1% 18 Note: (n=407) Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 Demographics: Organization Sector 19 n=406

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 Demographics: Organization Staff Size 20 n=396

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 Demographics: Organization Region 21 n=372

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 Demographics: Organization Operations Location 22 n = 404

SHRM Poll, November 2009 | ©SHRM 2009 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, Methodology