How many PAID holidays will your employees have in 2012?
Answer
Count
Percentage
1-5 (1)
11
2.59%
6-8 (2)
143
33.73%
9-11 (3)
190
44.81%
12 or more (4)
65
15.33%
None (5)
10
2.36%
No answer
5
1.18%
Question 2
Is that the same as 2011?
Answer
Count
Percentage
Yes (1)
383
90.33%
More than 2011 (2)
30
7.08%
Less than 2011 (3)
6
1.42%
No answer
5
1.18%
Question 3
Do your employees mostly work Monday through Friday, or does your organization have sizable shifts on the weekends?
Answer
Count
Percentage
Monday-Friday (1)
303
71.46%
Monday-Saturday (2)
22
5.19%
Seven days a week (3)
61
14.39%
First shift (4)
20
4.72%
First and second shift (5)
17
4.01%
First, second, and third shift (6)
35
8.25%
24/7 (7)
73
17.22%
Other
23
5.42%
Question 4
For Thanksgiving this year (2011), which days are PAID holidays for your employees?
Answer
Count
Percentage
Thanksgiving Day (1)
156
36.79%
Thanksgiving Day plus the day after (2)
275
64.86%
None (3)
12
2.83%
Other
22
5.19%
Question 5
Which of these days are PAID Christmas holidays at your organization in 2011? (Don't count Saturday and Sunday if you're normally closed on weekends.)
Answer
Count
Percentage
Friday, Dec. 23 (1)
150
35.38%
Saturday, Dec. 24 (2)
20
4.72%
Sunday, Dec. 25 (3)
53
12.50%
Monday, Dec. 26 (4)
330
77.83%
Monday through Friday, Dec. 19-23 (5)
4
0.94%
Humbug! (none) (6)
9
2.12%
Other
49
11.56%
Question 6
Which of these days are PAID holidays for New Year's at your organization in 2011? (Don't count Saturday and Sunday if you're normally closed on weekends.)
Answer
Count
Percentage
Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 (1)
63
14.86%
Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 (2)
10
2.36%
Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012 (3)
49
11.56%
Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 (5)
303
71.46%
Monday through Friday, Dec. 26-30, 2011 (4)
11
2.59%
Party pooper (none) (6)
25
5.90%
Other
16
3.77%
Question 7
Which of the following will be PAID holidays at your organization in 2012?
Answer
Count
Percentage
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (1)
145
34.20%
Presidents' Day (2)
138
32.55%
Good Friday (3)
108
25.47%
Easter (4)
26
6.13%
Memorial Day (5)
391
92.22%
Fourth of July (7)
391
92.22%
Labor Day (8)
392
92.45%
Columbus Day (9)
53
12.50%
Election Day (Nov. 6, 2012) (10)
11
2.59%
Veterans' Day (11)
88
20.75%
Thanksgiving (2012) (12)
394
92.92%
Day after Thanksgiving (2012) (13)
275
64.86%
Christmas Eve (2012) (15)
204
48.11%
Christmas Day (2012) (16)
390
91.98%
New Year's Eve (2012) (18)
84
19.81%
New Year's Day 2013 (19)
348
82.08%
None (21)
8
1.89%
Other
88
20.75%
Question 8
Which of the following holidays will be UNPAID holidays at your organization in 2012?
Answer
Count
Percentage
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (1)
78
18.40%
Presidents' Day (2)
76
17.92%
Good Friday (3)
87
20.52%
Easter (4)
99
23.35%
Memorial Day (5)
10
2.36%
Fourth of July (6)
8
1.89%
Labor Day (7)
13
3.07%
Columbus Day (8)
92
21.70%
Election Day (Nov. 6, 2012) (9)
110
25.94%
Veterans' Day (10)
96
22.64%
Thanksgiving (2012) (11)
8
1.89%
Day after Thanksgiving (2012) (12)
59
13.92%
Christmas Eve (2012) (14)
68
16.04%
Christmas Day (2012) (15)
7
1.65%
New Year's Eve (2012) (17)
87
20.52%
New Year's Day 2013 (18)
9
2.12%
None (20)
228
53.77%
Other
10
2.36%
Question 9
What do you do for nonexempt employees who work on a holiday? (Assume that they don't work overtime.)
Answer
Count
Percentage
Regular pay (1)
41
10.00%
Time and a half (2)
52
12.68%
Regular pay plus time and a half (3)
50
12.20%
Double time (4)
63
15.37%
Triple time (5)
4
0.98%
Another day off with pay (6)
36
8.78%
Extra pay plus a day off (7)
9
2.20%
No employees work on holidays (9)
114
27.80%
Other
29
7.07%
No answer
12
2.93%
Question 10
On holidays, how do you decide which employees get priority in choosing their days off?
Answer
Count
Percentage
Formal system based on seniority, rank (1)
32
7.86%
Informal seniority/rank system (2)
47
11.55%
Whoever asks first (3)
66
16.22%
It's up to the supervisor (4)
88
21.62%
Employees take turns from year to year (5)
38
9.34%
Not a problem -- everyone gets what he or she wants (6)
49
12.04%
Other
47
11.55%
No answer
40
9.83%
Question 11
What percentage of your employees use paid time off for religious days that aren't paid holidays at your organization?
Answer
Count
Percentage
None (1)
116
28.50%
Less than 5% (2)
176
43.24%
Between 6% and 25% (3)
33
8.11%
Between 26% and 50% (4)
4
0.98%
More than 50% (5)
7
1.72%
No answer
71
17.44%
Question 12
Does your organization offer PAID floating holidays?
Answer
Count
Percentage
Yes, we offer floating holidays which can be taken at employees' discretion (1)
61
15.06%
Yes, we offer floating holidays which can be taken with supervisors' permission (2)
87
21.48%
No, we do not offer floating holidays (3)
240
59.26%
No answer
17
4.20%
Question 13
How many PAID floating holidays does your organization offer?
Answer
Count
Percentage
One (1)
61
15.14%
Two (2)
39
9.68%
More than two (3)
42
10.42%
No answer
261
64.76%
Question 14
Is your organization private sector, nonprofit, or public sector (government)?
Answer
Count
Percentage
Private (1)
241
59.80%
Public (government) (2)
75
18.61%
Nonprofit (3)
87
21.59%
No answer
0
0.00%
Question 15
Please select your company's industry.
Answer
Count
Percentage
agriculture (1)
3
0.76%
arts and entertainment (2)
2
0.50%
banking/financial services/accounting (3)
22
5.54%
construction/building trades (4)
9
2.27%
education (5)
27
6.80%
government (6)
49
12.34%
healthcare/nursing (7)
43
10.83%
hospitality (8)
4
1.01%
insurance (9)
10
2.52%
janitorial (10)
0
0.00%
legal (11)
11
2.77%
manufacturing (12)
59
14.86%
media/broadcasting (13)
0
0.00%
mining (14)
1
0.25%
publishing/printing (15)
2
0.50%
real estate (16)
6
1.51%
restaurant (17)
1
0.25%
retail (18)
11
2.77%
science and engineering (19)
9
2.27%
service (20)
11
2.77%
sports/recreation (21)
4
1.01%
technology/telecommunications (22)
16
4.03%
transportation (23)
8
2.02%
utilities (24)
11
2.77%
wholesale trade (25)
10
2.52%
Other
68
17.13%
No answer
0
0.00%
Question 16
Please select the state in which your company is located.
Answer
Count
Percentage
Alabama (1)
14
3.30%
Alaska (2)
12
2.83%
Arizona (3)
19
4.48%
Arkansas (4)
7
1.65%
California (5)
48
11.32%
Colorado (6)
18
4.25%
Connecticut (7)
13
3.07%
Delaware (8)
10
2.36%
District of Columbia (9)
9
2.12%
Florida (10)
37
8.73%
Georgia (11)
22
5.19%
Hawaii (12)
10
2.36%
Idaho (13)
11
2.59%
Illinois (14)
34
8.02%
Indiana (15)
24
5.66%
Iowa (16)
16
3.77%
Kansas (17)
18
4.25%
Kentucky (18)
14
3.30%
Louisiana (19)
10
2.36%
Maine (20)
11
2.59%
Maryland (21)
22
5.19%
Massachusetts (22)
15
3.54%
Michigan (23)
17
4.01%
Minnesota (24)
10
2.36%
Mississippi (25)
9
2.12%
Missouri (26)
20
4.72%
Montana (27)
9
2.12%
Nebraska (28)
10
2.36%
Nevada (29)
10
2.36%
New Hampshire (30)
6
1.42%
New Jersey (31)
19
4.48%
New Mexico (32)
8
1.89%
New York (33)
33
7.78%
North Carolina (34)
24
5.66%
North Dakota (35)
5
1.18%
Ohio (36)
25
5.90%
Oklahoma (37)
11
2.59%
Oregon (38)
19
4.48%
Pennsylvania (39)
22
5.19%
Rhode Island (40)
6
1.42%
South Carolina (41)
15
3.54%
South Dakota (42)
10
2.36%
Tennessee (43)
15
3.54%
Texas (44)
44
10.38%
Utah (45)
7
1.65%
Vermont (46)
10
2.36%
Virginia (47)
22
5.19%
Washington (48)
21
4.95%
West Virginia (49)
12
2.83%
Wisconsin (50)
21
4.95%
Wyoming (51)
6
1.42%
Question 17
How many employees does your organization have?
Answer
Count
Percentage
Less than 50 (1)
90
22.39%
50-200 (2)
142
35.32%
201-500 (3)
77
19.15%
More than 500 (4)
92
22.89%
No answer
1
0.25%
Question 18
Do you have unionized employees?
Answer
Count
Percentage
Yes (Y)
86
21.45%
No (N)
315
78.55%
No answer
0
0.00%
Question 19
Do you have a policy and/or guidelines for gift giving in your workplace? If so, what are the limits and who do they apply to (e.g., gift giving between employees, between employees and supervisors, from vendors or other third parties)?
