Dive Brief:

• Remote workers are less likely than their non-remote counterparts to take vacation time, according to Gusto’s Aug. 30 analysis of data from its platform. Overall, remote workers took 5.5% less vacation time in the past year, or about five hours less than non-remote workers.
• Researchers found remote workers were 22% less likely to take any vacation time at all in the past year; they generally take less time off when they do take vacation, Gusto added.
• While remote workers may face less burnout, Gusto posited, remote workers may feel “less entitled to taking vacation time compared to in-person workers because they don’t have to be physically present in an office,” or may even feel worried about the perception when they do take vacation.

Dive Insight:

Employers have struggled to get workers to take proper time off since before COVID-19, with the pandemic only highlighting the burnout created by a lack of time to disconnect fully from work.

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