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According to CareerJournal.com's Loretta Chao, "more employers than last year are offering at least three days of paid leave during this holiday season, but overall, paid time off during the holidays is still declining, according to a recent survey."
-Only 43% of employers will grant workers three or more days of paid leave, compared with 53% in 1994, the last time Christmas and New Year's both fell on Sundays, according to the 2005 Year-End Holiday Practices Report released this month.
-Most employers are giving two to 2 1/2 days of paid leave, with 93% giving a day off for Christmas on Monday, Dec. 26, and 79% giving a day off for New Year's on Monday, Jan. 2.
The Bureau of National Affairs Inc. (the Washington publisher of legal and regulatory information survey)conducted the survey electronically with about 200 respondents from companies of various sizes
The next time Christmas and New Year's Day both fall on Sundays will be in 2011-12; the holidays fall on Sundays in a cycle of five, six, 11 and, again, six years.
-Only 43% of employers will grant workers three or more days of paid leave, compared with 53% in 1994, the last time Christmas and New Year's both fell on Sundays, according to the 2005 Year-End Holiday Practices Report released this month.
-Most employers are giving two to 2 1/2 days of paid leave, with 93% giving a day off for Christmas on Monday, Dec. 26, and 79% giving a day off for New Year's on Monday, Jan. 2.
The Bureau of National Affairs Inc. (the Washington publisher of legal and regulatory information survey)conducted the survey electronically with about 200 respondents from companies of various sizes
The next time Christmas and New Year's Day both fall on Sundays will be in 2011-12; the holidays fall on Sundays in a cycle of five, six, 11 and, again, six years.
Career Development and Management Resources for Knowledge Workers
- 800-CEO-READ Blog
- Excellent resource for the best business books to help manage your career and development your skill set.
- Management Craft
- Lisa Haneberg is the expert on middle management.
- Wall Street Journal's Career Journal
- Excellent articles on career management, job hunting, and work life.
- Business Week's Career Advice
- Provides news, tools, and articles on career management.
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- 43 Folders
- Site about personal productivity, life hacks, and simple ways to make your life a little better.
- Google News Alerts
- Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.
- Lifehack.org
- Daily digest and pointers on productivity, getting things done and lifehacks
- Moleskinerie.com
- Moleskinerie, a blog dedicated to the proposition that not all notebooks are created equal.
- Levenger
- Tools for serious readers.
- Solution Matrix
- ROI and Cost/Benefit Tools
- Working Smart
- Michael Hyatt is President and Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Nelson Publishers. His blog provides insightful posts on working smarter, not harder.
- WSJ's Career Journal's Quizzes and Tools
- How Can We Help You?, CareerJournal Reports, and Quizzes and Tools provide insightful resources for knowledge workers.
