Companies may be doing away with Summer Fridays as work-from-home days become more common.
Just 11% of North American workers say they have access to Summer Fridays, according to a November 2023 survey from Gartner of more than 1,100 people. In 2019, however,It's possible companies are doing away with Summer Fridays, the policy that allows workers to take a few hours or the entire day off during summer months, now that work-from-home Fridays are becoming more common in hybrid workplaces, says Caitlin Duffy, senior director in the Gartner HR practice.
The policy is pretty open-ended for the roughly 20 people who are eligible, Lacy says — starting at 2 p.m. every Friday from June to August, employees are free to use their time for themselves. That might mean finishing a project for the company or learning a new skill for their job, but it could also mean jumpstarting their weekend, enjoying hobbies, traveling or spending time with friends and family.
Though Jellyfish, which has 200 employees, has an unlimited PTO policy, Stacy says explicit Summer Fridays off, even for a few hours, can improve psychological safety and better support workers who
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