SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year- End Activities December 4, 2013

SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM End-of-Year/Holiday Parties End-of-Year Giving Demographics These survey findings are divided into the following sections:

Do organizations plan to have a 2013 end-of-year/holiday party? About two-thirds (66%) of organizations will hold a 2013 end-of-year/holiday party for their employees, similar to 2011 and Smaller organizations (1 to 499 employees) are more likely than larger organizations (500 or more employees) to have an end-of-year or holiday party open to all employees. Will organizations end-of-year/holiday parties be held on-site or off-site? Sixty percent of organizations indicated that their end-of-year/holiday party will be held off-site. Thirty-six percent of organizations said these parties will be held on-site. Do organizations participate in gift exchanges during the end-of-year/holiday season? Nearly one-half (48%) of organizations do not participate in gift exchanges. The other one-half participate in a gift exchange within each department (45%), 5%, participate in a companywide exchange, and 2% participate in both departmental and companywide girt exchanges. How common is it for organizations to participate in end-of-year charitable donations/drives? Seventy-eight percent of organizations reported participating in charitable donations/drives (e.g., Toys for Tots, winter coat drives) during the end-of-year/holiday season. SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Key Findings

SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM End-of-Year/Holiday Parties

In 2013, will your organization have an end-of- year/holiday party open to all employees? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: Respondents who answered not sure were excluded from this analysis. Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.

In 2013, will your organization have an end-of- year/holiday party open to all employees? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: Only statistically significant differences are shown. Comparisons by organization staff size 1 to 99 employees (74%) 100 to 499 employees (76%) > 500 to 2,499 employees (58%) 2,500 to 24,999 employees (50%) 25,000+ (51%) Comparisons by organization staff size Organizations with 1 to 499 employees are more likely than organizations with 500 or more employees to have an end-of-year or holiday party open to all employees. Comparisons by organization sector Privately owned for-profit (75%)>Publicly owned for-profit (51%) Comparisons by organization sector Privately owned for-profit organizations are more likely than publicly owned for- profit organizations to have an end-of-year or holiday party open to all employees.

In 2013, does your organization have a budget for the end-of-year or holiday party? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note : n = 438. Only respondents whose organizations were sponsoring an end-of-year/holiday party were asked this question. Respondents who answered not sure were excluded from this analysis.

Will this years end-of-year/holiday party be held on-site or off-site? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: Only respondents whose organizations were sponsoring an end-of-year/holiday party were asked this question. Respondents who answered not sure were excluded from this analysis. Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.

When is the end-of-year/holiday party expected to be held? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: Only respondents whose organizations were sponsoring an end-of-year/holiday party were asked this question. Respondents who answered not sure were excluded from this analysis.

How many employees do you expect to attend the end- of-year/holiday party? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: Only respondents whose organizations were sponsoring an end-of-year/holiday party were asked this question. Respondents who answered not sure were excluded from this analysis. Percentages do not equal 100% due to rounding.

Are employees allowed to bring guests to the end-of- year/holiday party? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: Only respondents whose organizations were sponsoring an end-of-year/holiday party were asked this question. Respondents who answered not sure were excluded from this analysis.

Are employees expected to pay for any additional guests attending the end-of-year/holiday party? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: Only respondents whose organizations were sponsoring an end-of-year/holiday party were asked this question. Respondents who answered not sure were excluded from this analysis.

Are employees expected to contribute in some way to the end-of-year/holiday party? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: Only respondents whose organizations were sponsoring an end-of-year/holiday party were asked this question. Respondents who answered not sure were excluded from this analysis.

Are prizes given to employees at the end-of- year/holiday party? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: Only respondents whose organizations were sponsoring an end-of-year/holiday party were asked this question. Respondents who answered not sure were excluded from this analysis. Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.

SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM End-of-Year Giving

Does your organization participate in charitable donations/drives (e.g., Toys for Tots, winter coat drives) during the end-of-year/holiday season? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM n = 788 n = 379

Does your organization give nonperformance-based bonuses at the end of the year to employees? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: Respondents who answered not sure were excluded from this analysis. An asterisk (*) indicates this response option was not available in 2012.

Does your organization give nonperformance-based gifts (e.g., gift bags, gift cards, ham, turkey) at the end of the year to employees? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: n = 792. Respondents who answered not sure were excluded from this analysis.

Do employees in your organization participate in gift exchanges during the end-of-year/holiday season? SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: n = 760. Respondents who answered not sure were excluded from this analysis.

SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Organization Demographics

Demographics: Organization Staff Size SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM n = 805

Demographics: Organization Sector SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM n = 745

U.S.-based operations only 73% Multinational operations 27% Single-unit organization: An organization in which the location and the organization are one and the same 31% Multi-unit organization: An organization that has more than one location 69% Multi-unit headquarters determines HR policies and practices 49% Each work location determines HR policies and practices 5% A combination of both the work location and the multi-unit headquarters determines HR policies and practices 46% Is your organization a single-unit organization or a multi-unit organization? For multi-unit organizations, are HR policies and practices determined by the multi-unit headquarters, by each work location or by both? Does your organization have U.S.-based operations (business units) only, or does it operate multinationally? n = 814 n = 574 Corporate (companywide) 66% Business unit/division 17% Facility/location 17% n = 575 What is the HR department/function for which you responded throughout this survey? Demographics: Other 23 SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM 2013

Percentag e Manufacturing20% Health care and social assistance16% Professional, scientific and technical services14% Finance and insurance10% Educational services9% Government agencies6% Retail trade5% Construction4% Information3% Transportation and warehousing3% Utilities3% Demographics: Organization Industry SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: n = 774. Percentages do not equal 100% due to multiple response options.

Percentag e Accommodation and food services3% Administrative and support and waste management and remediation 3% Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction2% Real estate, rental and leasing2% Wholesale trade2% Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional and similar organizations 2% Repair and maintenance2% Arts, entertainment and recreation2% Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting1% Personal and laundry services * Other9% Demographics: Organization Industry (continued) SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM Note: n = 774. An asterisk (*) indicates < 1%. Percentages do not equal 100% due to multiple response options.

26 SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year- End Activities Response rate = 20% 817 HR professionals from a randomly selected sample of SHRMs membership participated in this survey Margin of error +/-3% Survey fielded October 17-30, 2013 Survey Methodology SHRM Survey Findings: 2013 Holiday/Year-End Activities ©SHRM 2013

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