PTO

A good PTO policy has to achieve a lot. It must be compliant, make employees happy, fit the company, work efficiently, and more. For this reason, handling paid time off for hourly employees is a […]

Our pay frequency recommendation for companies with primarily salaried employees is semimonthly pay periods. For companies with mostly hourly employees, we recommend biweekly pay periods. Companies can choose what pay frequency to use for paying

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paid time off (PTO) and vacation are commonly offered employee benefits. While the two terms are often used interchangeably, there are differences between PTO and vacation time. Choosing the appropriate benefits affects employee recruiting and

Most companies know that they need to have a vacation policy for employees, but they don’t always have a policy for things like extended sick leave, parental leave, bereavement, or mental health crises, and they