Summer Vacation Outlook

SUMMER VACATION OUTLOOK This year, rather than packing the car for a summer vacation to remember, many workers are giving up their grilling dreams and putting the fishing rods back into storage. Due to financial constraints and demanding work schedules, U.S. workers are taking fewer vacations than their bosses. How can employers help turn their employees' vacation outlook from bleak to beachy? DIVING AT THE POOL - OR DROWNING IN WORK? EIGHTY ONE PERCENT OF MANAGERS HAVE TAKEN OR PLAN TO TAKE A VACATION THIS YEAR COMPARED TO 05%0 OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. THIS YEAR, 17% OF WORKERS TOOK OR PLANNED TO TAKE A VACATION FOR TEN DAYS OR MORE. THAT'S DOWN ONE IN FIVE WORKERS (19%) SAID THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO GO ON VACATION, WHICH IS DOWN FROM 24% IN 2011. FROM 24% IN 2007. 12 3 6 789 10 4 5 11 12 13 14 (15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 15% OF WORKERS REPORTED THEY GAVE UP VACATION DAYS LAST YEAR BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO USE THEM. 000000| NOW CALLING WORK NOW CALLING WORK NOW CALLING WORK THREE IN TEN WORKERS CONTACT WORK DURING THEIR VACATION, ON PAR WITH LAST YEAR. 37% OF MANAGERS SAY THEY EXPECT THEIR EMPLOYEES TO CHECK WITH WORK WHILE ON VACATION. 38% OF WORKERS STAYED HOME OR ARE PLANNING A "STAYCATION." OF WORKERS SAY THEY ONCE HAD TO WORK WHILE THE FAMILY WENT ON VACATION WITHOUT THEM. careerbuilder Source: CareerBuilder Q2 survey, conducted by Harris Interactive among 2,303 U.S. employers and 5.772 full-time workers between Feb. 9 and Mar. 2, 2012