Sick Time vs PTO: What’s the Real Difference?
Paid time off (PTO) is a blanket term that refers to time off taken by an employee and paid for by the employee’s company. Sick time generally refers to paid time off an employee takes …
How to Use PTO Planning to Avoid Your PTO Danger Zones
Most folks can ignore PTO planning entirely. But for some businesses, PTO planning makes or breaks the most stressful period of the year. And PTO planning isn’t just about your PTO policies, it’s how you …
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What Does PTO Stand For? Everything You’re Expected to Know
PTO stands for “personal time off” or “paid time off.” Different companies may prefer one term over the other as the full form of PTO, but both phrases refer to the time an employee takes …
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The 3 Ways to Handle Negative PTO
Unless you have unlimited PTO, you will need to decide how you want to handle negative PTO requests. I wish I could tell you that every employee will manage their PTO and won’t try to …
The Definitive Answer on Adding a PTO Accrual Cap
Should you have a PTO accrual cap? YES. I strongly recommend that you add a cap to your accrual system. Some folks may deride my stance, saying that limiting PTO also limits the amount of …
Why PTO Donations Are Toxic and Dehumanizing
PTO donations might be the most toxic idea in all of PTO. Any HR professional or executive that’s advocating for PTO donations should not be in charge of HR policies of any kind. I’m serious. …
8 Ways to Prevent Workplace Burnout (That Actually Work)
Burnout is a choice. A choice of the company. If folks are burning out at a company, it’s from deliberate company policies and processes at that company. I have more bad news. I’m not going …
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Walmart Bereavement and How It Compares to Big Retail
Small and newer retailers may look to big retail as a model for creating HR policies. But don’t follow the big companies blindly. First, you need to know precisely what they offer, how it stacks …
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What Is FTO and Should You Offer It?
At one point, there was only one type of vacation policy: two weeks of paid or unpaid vacation a year. However, employees and employers have many different options now, including unlimited time off, sabbaticals, extended …
FTO vs. PTO: Which Should You Offer?
While offering paid time off (PTO) isn’t a federal requirement, most employers offer it as part of their employee benefits package. This trend is unsurprising, considering 63% of employees state that they wouldn’t accept a …