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Get ready for 2011’s glut of holidays

11/08/2011

Is anyone going to be at work during the next few weeks? Almost all employees will get a day off on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, but plenty will be taking it easy on other days, too, according to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management. Here’s the list of upcoming holidays, along with the percentage of employers that plan to close or close early:
  • Veterans Day, Nov. 11: 21% will close
  • Day before Thanksgiving, Nov. 23: 8% will close; 17% will close early
  • Day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25: 69% will close; 2% will close early
  • Day before Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 23: 33% plan to close offices in 2011, 15% will close early
  • Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24: 78% will close offices; 10% will close early
  • Monday after Christmas, Dec. 26—64% will close; 1% will close early
  • Day before New Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec. 30—25% will close; 10% will close early
  • New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31—71% will close offices on this Saturday, and 9% will close early