{"id":400736,"date":"2020-12-16T07:12:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T12:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=400736"},"modified":"2020-12-16T07:12:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T12:12:29","slug":"its-heads-down-for-the-holidays-half-of-working-canadians-taking-less-or-no-vacation-time-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/its-heads-down-for-the-holidays-half-of-working-canadians-taking-less-or-no-vacation-time-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Heads Down for the Holidays: Half of Working Canadians Taking Less or No Vacation Time this Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s Heads Down for the Holidays: Half of Working Canadians Taking Less or No Vacation Time this Holiday Season<\/b><\/p>\n

While Canadians have taken fewer vacation days in 2020, a new ADP Canada survey shows Canadian workers continue to pay hefty \u201cTime Off Tax\u201d for the time they do take<\/i><\/p>\n

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nThe pandemic is stealing the holidays: half of working Canadians (49%) will be taking less, or no, vacation time in December, citing the impacts of COVID-19. Of those, 27 per cent say they will not take any time off at all during the holidays this year because of the restrictions.\n<\/p>\n

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ADP Canada – Time Off Tax 2020 (Photo: Business Wire)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nThe survey, conducted by Leger on behalf of ADP Canada also revealed working Canadians took less vacation in 2020 overall, with 43 per cent of those polled citing they have used less than half of their vacation allotment this year. This trend disproportionally affects working women compared to men, with 50 per cent saying they have taken less than half of their vacation this year. Strikingly, one-quarter of all workers surveyed (25%) have not used any<\/i> of their vacation time.\n<\/p>\n

\nWhile some Canadians will lose their vacation time after year-end, over a quarter (28%) of those working Canadians who say they will take less or no time off due to the pandemic plan to carry their vacation time over into 2021.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIn a year like no other, it\u2019s clear that Canadians are struggling to disconnect from their jobs and take a much-needed break, or not taking time off at all\u201d, said Heather Haslam, Vice President, Marketing at ADP Canada. \u201cWhile this may be difficult during the pandemic, employers need to be vigilant and make room for employees to take time off to avoid burnout. Ensuring that teams are properly resourced and that employees understand time off will not impact their performance ratings will increase workers\u2019 comfort in utilizing their allotted vacation time.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nDespite significantly less time away from work, the \u201ctime off tax\u201d, which is the time workers have to put in before or after a vacation in order to take time off, is still very prevalent for working Canadians. The survey found that Canadian workers anticipate spending an average of 17 hours on extra work before a vacation and an additional 17 hours on extra work after a vacation, for a total \u2018time off tax\u2019 of 34 hours, a figure that has been growing since 2017.\n<\/p>\n

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