Office Workers Take Most Annual Leave on 'Friday'... Followed by Monday

26.5% of Total Vacations Are on Fridays
December (13%) Is the Highest by Month... January Is the Lowest

Analysis shows that office workers use their annual leave most frequently on 'Fridays' and in 'December.'

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On the 25th, Shiftee, an integrated workforce management solution, announced the results of an analysis of 'vacation usage and industry-specific vacation usage trends among office workers.' This analysis pertains to the 2022 vacation usage trends of 2,000 randomly selected companies that manage annual leave using the solution provided by Shiftee.

According to the analysis, office workers took the most vacations on Fridays. Among all registered vacation days, 26.5% were taken on Fridays, followed by Mondays (16.99%) and Thursdays (16.93%).

The month with the highest number of vacation registrations was December. Vacations registered in December accounted for 13.1% of the total for the year 2022, with August (10.6%) ranking second. Conversely, the month with the lowest vacation usage was January (6.4%).

Looking at preferred months by industry, in December, vacation usage was highest in the following order: ▲Construction (17.4%) ▲Healthcare (17.2%) ▲Professional and Information & Communication (15.24%) ▲Finance (15.21%). In August, the highest vacation usage was observed in ▲Research (29%) ▲Transportation (14%) ▲Manufacturing (13.1%).

Meanwhile, some industries showed a tendency to take more vacations in months other than December and August. The lodging industry had the highest vacation usage in September (13.3%), the education sector in February (23.7%), and the food industry in March (12.7%).

Shin Seungwon, CEO of Shiftee, stated, "At a time when employment cultures that improve working methods and cultures, such as the introduction of a four-day workweek and workations, are spreading, companies need to guarantee employees’ rightful vacation entitlements and, above all, establish an environment where taking leave is easy and convenient."

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