50.6% of Office Workers "Do Not Go Out on May Holidays Including Children's Day"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daeseop] Five out of ten office workers plan not to go out on major commemorative days such as Children's Day during the 'Family Month' in May.

According to Eugene Group on the 28th, a survey on employees' 'May Family Month plans' showed that 50.6% of respondents answered that they would not go out for outings, trips, dining out, or other outdoor activities on major Family Month commemorative days such as Children's Day and Parents' Day.

The survey was conducted among 1,202 employees of affiliated companies including Eugene Corporation and Eugene Investment & Securities. The responses indicating plans to go out on 'Children's Day' and 'Parents' Day' were 12.8% and 34.7%, respectively.

Planned expenses for Family Month also decreased. The average amount expected to be spent on Family Month commemorative days such as Children's Day and Parents' Day was 556,000 KRW. This is a decrease compared to last year's survey result of 760,000 KRW during the same period.

Although family outing plans decreased, the number of respondents planning to take annual leave by attaching it to the short holidays increased compared to the previous year. Last year, about 14.6% of all respondents said they would use annual leave for the holidays, but this year, the percentage of office workers giving the same response rose to 23.3%. This is analyzed as an intention to spend time at home with family while maintaining social distancing instead of going out.

A Eugene Group official said, "As the COVID-19 situation becomes normalized, we can see that not only employees' work styles but also the ways they spend time with their families are greatly changing," and added, "As the situation is expected to prolong, we plan to review various measures to help employees reduce fatigue while improving both the quality of family life and work efficiency."

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