I’m a big, big fan of vacation. Employees perform at a higher level when they are rested. Just like you need sleep to function properly, you need some down time as well. I’m such a believer that I would rather have a lower salary and more weeks of vacation than a higher salary with less time off.
You’ve correctly identified the 3 problems your employees face:
1. Actual dollar costs
2. Social costs
3. Workload costs
Actual Dollar Costs: People respond to costs and the problem is that it’s extremely expensive for them to take vacation. First, there’s the actual dollar cost. If you make $52,000 a year, than one week’s pay is $1,000. Assuming everyone has 3 weeks vacation a year, that’s $3,000 a year. if you stay at your job for 10 years (certainly not unheard of in a university setting), that’s $30,000 you’re throwing away to take time off work. (And that’s assuming you get no raises over that 10 year period, which is unrealistic.)
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Author: Suzanne Lucas
