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.
25-year-old turned down Yale for a state school in 2017—now she makes $90,000 a year and has ‘no regrets'"Leaders are looking to their peers to get a sense of what others are doing, especially if they're competing for the same talent," Duffy says."But we have heard HR leaders still say they're concerned about the impact of return-to-office on their ability to attract and retain talent."Kyle Lacy, 40, is part of a group bucking the Summer Friday slide.
"I've seen it — I believe when you give people time to do things they enjoy, they'll enjoy their work as well," he adds. Among workers who receive summer benefits 27% said they'd consider leaving their company if reduced workweeks were taken away.
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