Paid Time off

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The value of paid time off

Introduction

Paid time off is a progressive concept in human resources that involves consolidating sick days , vacation days and other personal leave days into single bank of days which employees can collect and use at their discretion . This study analyzes why paid leave is important to employees , and describes some

of the paid leave options available to them . The global business perspective on workplace policy is also explored , along with the impacts to the U .S . workforce . Finally , a personal opinion regarding fair and equitable treatment of employees is provided , illuminating the need for a global policy that guarantees paid leave for its workforce

Employees Value Paid Time Off (PTO

Employees greatly value paid time off because it affords them greater quality of life . Instead of PTO programs , some employers adopt a leave policy that provides their workers a set number of vacation days and sick days per year . Such policies are more rigid compared to PTO programs . For example , vacation days can only be used for vacation and sick days can only be used if the employee is actually ill . However employees do not always use the leave judiciously for example , they may take a sick day as a vacation day , arguing that their annual sick leave is not equivalent to...