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I know a lot of companies use unlimited pto to actually limit how much time people take off. However, I have been taking full advantage of my firms open top policy.
Comes down to culture.
Good cultures allow people to use the PTO without much criticism.
Bad cultures demonize people for taking what is perceived as “too much time off.”
I would gently ask questions along the lines of “if we have unlimited PTO, how will the company balance work completion and employee need for time off”. That to me is the biggest piece to understand and everyone be in agreement.
I worked for a company that introduced unlimited PTO. Everyone had the same worry. I, along with other Europeans, had no problem taking on average 6 weeks vacation every year. Two weeks in the summer, two weeks in the winter and the other two weeks were as-Hoc days throughout the year. I wasn’t paid out any PTO when I left though, but I was happy with that trade-off. Try to institute a minimum of 4 - 6 weeks as the norm with your coworkers too.
It’s a rug pull people take less as a result because no clear guidance is set and it’s a way for the company to save money by not having to pay you out when you’re either fired or leave voluntarily
Companies already don’t have to pay you unused PTO if it’s in the employee handbook that no PTO will be paid upon separation. At least in Maryland. However if it is not written in the employee policy handbook or if policy was not given to the employee then they must pay all unused PTO. This does not apply to accrued sick time or accrued time off. Trust me I went thru that with an employer I left before my current job. They had no written employee policy at all. I resigned because I was offered a position with another company. They owed me two weeks PTO. But didn’t want to pay it. So I found the law on Maryland DOL website. They paid me. Bet they now have a written policy.
Unlimited PTO is good for emergencies, such as health and family issues. However, if you have four weeks of paid leave -- does that include sick leave or do you have additional "sick" days? -- you already have what most would consider "unlimited" PTO. Most employees feel fine about taking two-week vacations and adding a Friday and/or Monday surrounding paid holidays. They appreciate having a few emergency call-in days to take care of sick kids, run errands, or deal with household emergencies. The problem with "unlimited" PTO is that many employees don't want to appear to be taking advantage of the benefit while others are basically getting paid to stay home and watch TV all day. To be fair, employees need to schedule their PTO with their managers to ensure there is staff on hand to take care of business. If too many take a PTO day, those who do come to work have to pick up the slack. It is much better to have a generous basic PTO policy that allows for extensions in true emergencies. If you want to get paid for 12 months and only work 9, become a public school teacher.
Our PTO increases everything 5 years I think. We just increased the initial PTO from 3 to 4 weeks I think. I have to remind myself to use it all each year. Our corporate offices are pretty empty as soon as December starts each year. We can roll over 40 hours I think now. I think over time you can get 6 or 7 weeks a year. Great benefit!
I don't work somewhere with unlimited PTO but when I did I felt like it was harder to get time off and everyone ended up taking less time off than they did when we had four weeks of PTO.
It’s a scam so they don’t have to payout unused vacation days. I take about the same PTO as always even though it’s unlimited. It counts against your utilization to it will negatively impact you if you take a lot