How many Clevelanders will get time off for the solar eclipse?
When the solar eclipse graces Greater Cleveland with its presence on Monday, many employees will be getting at least part of the day off so they can see it. Of 180 Northeast Ohio employers surveyed, 84% said they are doing something different due to the solar eclipse, according to a survey by the Employers’ Resource Council. This includes allowing for breaks, holding watch parties, working from home or completely shutting down for the day. Only 39% of employers said they would either require or require employees to work from home, while 35% will hold a watch party for some, if not all, employees. Only 18% said it would be business as usual for all employees and 26% would adjust their work hours, either closing early or closing entirely on Monday. The survey allowed employers to choose multiple options and to specify when an answer only applied to some employees.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - When the solar eclipse graces Greater Cleveland with its presence on Monday, many employees will be getting at least part of the day off so they can see it.
Of 180 Northeast Ohio employers surveyed, 84% said they are doing something different on Monday because of the solar eclipse, according to a survey by the Employers’ Resource Council, which regularly surveys companies in the Cleveland area about different topics.
This ranges from allowing for breaks, to holding watch parties, to working from home or completely shutting down for the day.
Just 39% of employers say they will either offer, or require, employees to work from home. While another 35% say they will hold a watch party for some, if not all, employees.
According to the survey, 37% of employers say it will be a normal day. However, they would allow workers to take a break to experience the eclipse on their own.
Just 18% of employers said it would be business as usual for all employees. And 26% said they would adjust their work hours, either closing early or closing entirely on Monday.
The survey allowed employers to pick more than one option, and to say when an answer only applied to some, but not all, employees.
Plans differ from industry-to-industry, according to the survey. Some manufacturers are rearranging when shifts start so that workers can see the eclipse. Some school systems are sending kids home, but having teachers work from home. Other districts are on spring break.
Taylor Evans, president of Rust Belt Recruiting, said it was an easy decision to give employees more time off.
His company has a hybrid schedule, with people working from home on Mondays and Fridays. Workers will have the afternoon off, he said.
“It’s a unique experience,” Evans said. “And to give people something as simple as a half day off to enjoy this is totally worth it.”
Sean McDonnell is the business reporter for cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer. You can reach him at [email protected].