Insperity

MARCH 5, 2019

Paid time off (PTO), where vacation and sick time are all lumped into one bucket, is a standard employee benefit in many companies today. Typically, a mandatory PTO program takes the form of an annual time-off minimum. Of course, employees can take longer stretches if they have the available PTO and manager support.

PTO 79

PTO Paid Sick Leave Manufacturing Overtime 79

Insperity

JANUARY 31, 2019

For example, the IT department can probably still operate if Gloria calls in sick. But if Gloria works on a manufacturing line and her coworker can’t leave until she clocks in, then her absence impacts productivity and team morale immediately. Of course, this assumes that Gloria’s absenteeism is not a larger pattern of behavior.

Paid Sick Leave 61

Paid Sick Leave PTO Media Manufacturing 61

Insperity

MARCH 2, 2019

For example, the IT department can probably still operate if Gloria calls in sick. But if Gloria works on a manufacturing line and her coworker can’t leave until she clocks in, then her absence impacts productivity and team morale immediately. Of course, this assumes that Gloria’s absenteeism is not a larger pattern of behavior.

Paid Sick Leave 40

Paid Sick Leave PTO Media Manufacturing 40

HR Management Activities

JULY 20, 2020

Because illness, death in the family, and other personal reasons for absences are unavoidable and understandable, many employers have sick-leave policies that allow employees a certain number of paid absent days per year. Absenteeism tends to be highest in governmental agencies, utilities, and manufacturing firms.

PTO 40

PTO Paid Sick Leave Disability Insurance Manufacturing 40