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As days get longer and the weather gets warmer, it’s getting harder for employees to focus on work and unfortunately, it’s going to take more than Summer Fridays to keep them locked in.
Fifty percent of full-time employees aged 18-34 said they are less productive during the summer, according to a survey from HR software company Dayforce, and 49% said they plan to slack off when their boss is on summer vacation compared to just 36% and 34%, respectively, for all workers.
Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio
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