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Average U.S. Employee Takes Half Earned Vacation

posted by Woods on Tuesday April 29 2014, @12:45AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-am-on-vacation-right-now-and-loving-it dept.

AnonTechie writes:

According to Glassdoor's Q1 2014 Employment Confidence Survey, the average U.S. employee (of those who receive vacation/paid time off) only takes half (51%) of his or her eligible vacation time/paid time off. In addition, when employees do take paid time off, three in five (61%) admit doing some work. Each quarter, the Glassdoor Employment Confidence Survey monitors four key indicators of employment confidence: salary expectations, job security, the job market and company outlook. This quarter's survey also took a look at employee vacation time, including the percentage of eligible vacation time/paid time off employees actually take, how much they work and why while on vacation, among other realities.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 29 2014, @01:02PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 29 2014, @01:02PM (#37627)

    I worked at a company where the policy was if you had more than 2 weeks of vacation earned, you had to take at least 1 week of contiguous time off during the year. At 4 weeks or more earned, you had to take at least 2 weeks of contiguous time off during the year.

    It was geared toward employee well-being as well as determining where coverage issues and 'work-silos' may exist, encouraging cross-training in all areas.

    Also makes it harder for any nefarious 'embezzlement' schemes to survive...