In the News: Workers in Need of a Vacation

Last week I was interviewed by Kavita Gosyne of Metro News regarding vacation deprivation in Canadian working professionals. Her article "Workers in Need of a Vacation" appeared on June 14th. You can read a copy of the article at http://www.metronews.ca/column_the_graduate.asp?id=16788.

What's the state of vacation time in your life and work right now? Will you be taking a break this summer, or are you pushing through, finding it difficult to fit it in?

You are not alone if you can't manage to take all of your vacation. Last year, Canadian businesses saved $5 Billion on holiday time that was not taken by their workers (an average of 2 vacation day per Canadian worker). The full results of the Expedia Vacation Deprivation study that this is based on can be found at www.vacationdeprivation.com. Take a look - it's very interesting. Surveys were held with employed workers in the US, Canada, Germany, France and Australia.

As a coach working with clients on work-life balance I always like to ask, " What's the cost of not taking all of your vacation this year?". What's YOUR cost?

Jennifer
Jennifer Britton, MES, CPT, CPCC
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