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Employee Leave: Setting Your PTO Policy

BerniePortal

*This blog is adapted from the HR Party of One episode, Employee Leave: Setting Your PTO Policy which you can view below. Paid time off is a topic that can be tricky to manage. How do you create a PTO policy that’s fair? PTO evolved pretty substantially over about a hundred year period. The History of PTO.

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Benchmarking Employee Benefits: How Do You Compare?

Stratus.HR

Benchmarking Employee Benefits: Paid Time Off (PTO). Nearly all employers that participated in this survey (99%) indicated they offer PTO in some capacity. With the pandemic nearly in hindsight, many employers are now evaluating changes to their PTO programs. Benchmarking Employee Benefits: Recruiting and Retention.

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Navigating employee benefits: A comprehensive guide for growing businesses

Insperity

Employee leave Paid time off (PTO) is among the most popular and sought-after employee benefits, giving employees time to rest and recharge, attend to personal obligations, spend time with their families and take vacations. Most employers offer their employees PTO – usually between 10 to 14 days per year at minimum.

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What is Volunteer Time Off (VTO) and How to Use it?

HR Lineup

However, most organizations apply paid time off and ignore volunteer time off. VTO vs PTO. Paid time off (PTO) is a paid leave where the employee’s activity is not restricted. Improves Recruitment. Therefore, you should formalize the time tracking process just like in PTO.

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Employee benefits for Caregivers in workplaces

HR Digest

With the incidences of caregiving bound to increase in the future, employers have a unique opportunity to support employees in this task in a way that can benefit them too in the form of an engaged and productive workforce, a competitive edge in retaining and recruiting employees, a reduction in healthcare costs and an increase in employee loyalty.

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Should You Offer Sabbatical Leaves?

Genesis HR Solutions

I think offering sabbatical leave is an excellent idea for both employee and employer—and a benefit more employers should offer to employees who have earned it! What is a sabbatical leave? A sabbatical is paid leave that allows an employee the ability to take a designated period of leave for a specified number of years worked.

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What is a flexible workplace – and why should your company be one?

Insperity

Companies refusing to get on board with workplace flexibility may face challenges in recruiting and retaining top talent – especially in today’s fiercely competitive job market – compared to companies that are willing to adapt to new employee expectations. Offer other types of paid leave that recognize employees’ other life obligations.