PTO Tag

While unlimited PTO policies are a relatively recent invention, they have quickly caught on. By 2023, 8% of organizations offered unlimited PTO. Thanks to the tight labor market, that number is likely to keep growing. Unlimited PTO can boost your talent acquisition, increase productivity, and improve employee...

Both company owners and employees may often find it hard to believe that there's no federal law requiring a business to provide paid holidays, vacation or sick leave. However, there are indeed state laws, and the 21st-century workforce typically acknowledges common standards when it comes...

Unlimited PTO is a way to signal to employees that your firm is flexible about them taking time off as needed so long as it doesn't disrupt business. PTO, thus, becomes a way to reward the productive use of work hours. In brief, if employees' work...

Everyone needs time off from work, but not everyone’s able to take it. Paid time off helps a lot. People are better able to take the time they need without worrying about a smaller paycheck. Employers demonstrate to their teams that they value them as...

Question:  We have an exempt employee who has been taking a lot of long lunches and my boss wants to deduct time from her paid time off (PTO) bank. Can we dock her PTO for taking a long lunch? Answer: You can deduct hours from this exempt...

It might sound like something included in a benefits package alongside nap lounges and smoothie bars, but offering your employees unlimited PTO is not only totally doable, it could have a really positive impact on your organization and culture. So what is "Unlimited PTO"? Unlimited Paid...

The pandemic continues to cast its shadow on the workplace.  Microsoft’s 2022 global Work Trend Index study shows that 47% of the respondents are more likely to prioritize personal life and family over work than they were in pre-pandemic times.  And with 29% of workers citing...

Volunteer time off is when an employer provides employees with PTO to be used for the purpose of donating their time to a nonprofit cause. If employees want to take time off to volunteer they can be paid for it without cutting into their available...

Employers have free rein to determine how much vacation to offer, who is eligible, how vacation time accrues, when vacation may be used and so on, as long as they check state regulations.  However, with paid time off, or PTO, you may pay your employees...

No small business should limp along with a paper-based leave approval process. Why? First off, it is a time drain for the manager who already has a lot on their plate. Secondly, manual processes are vulnerable to human error. Thirdly, it detracts from the overall...