Work to vacation transition Taking time away from work is in the best interest of employees and their employers, because productivity increases when employees come back to work rejuvenated. (Image: Shutterstock)

Good news: more than a few workers plan to actually to use their vacation days for some fun or some needed R&R, according to a Monster survey.

A third (34 percent) of the survey respondents plan to use vacation days on summer travel, while 11 percent are saving them for winter holidays.

Taking time away from work is also in the best interest of employers, because productivity increases when employees come back to work rejuvenated, says Monster Career Expert Vicki Salemi.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.