"AMA 2004 Summer Vacation Plans Survey"
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American Management Association, May 2004.
According to this study by the American Management Association (AMA), U.S. employees intend to take more time off this summer than last year. The AMA surveyed 335 executive members and corporate customers. Eighty-three percent of the respondents said they would take as many or more vacation days this summer. Almost half – 45 percent of respondents – plan to take between 6 and 10 days off; 27 percent are planning between 1 and 5 days off; 21 percent plan to take between 11 and 15 days off; 3 percent plan between 16 and 20 days off; and 2 percent plan to take more than 20 days off. Only 2 percent will forgo a summer vacation this year.
According to AMA’s survey, U.S. employees are less likely to be working on their vacations this year. Fifty-eight percent of respondents plan to contact their office at least once a week while on vacation (down from 64 percent in 2003); 37 percent will do some office-related work at least once a week (down from 40 percent last year); and 13 percent plan to be in contact with their clients or customers at least once a week (down from 17 percent last year).
Employers, however, are more likely to ask for a way of contacting workers while they are away. Forty-six percent of respondents are required to leave behind their itineraries and/or their contact phone numbers while away (up from 44 percent in 2003) and 20 percent of respondents are required to be in contact with their office (up from 17 percent last year).
