Plot twist! We’re usually all about time off, but in this post, we’re going to be discussing when to decline time off requests (and how to avoid time-off abuse).
Author: Jared Goodman
3 Vacation Ideas That Don’t Break The Bank
We get it. Vacation planning can be really stressful, time-consuming, not to mention, expensive. We’ve talked about a few reasons on this blog as to why your employees might be avoiding their hard-earned vacation time. One topic of conversation we haven’t talked enough about… is their budget. Often times the thought of vacation gets lost […]
Remote Work 101: Covering the Basics With PurelyHR
The world of work is changing faster then we can even keep up with at times, but no modern trend has swooped in faster than remote work. Everyone has daydreamed about the lifestyle of working from home. Waking up and pouring yourself a cup of homebrewed coffee before heading to your in-home office or maybe […]
Comparing PTO Regulations between North America and Europe: Who’s the Winner?
FunFact: North America (the United States, Canada & Mexico) holds the bottom three spots when comparing PTO regulations all around the world, while The UK, France, and Spain occupy the top three spots. The difference between policies is rather drastic. Countries in the United Kingdom offer a maximum of 28 paid days off a year, […]
Unsick Days? Exploring PTO to Prevent Sick Days
We all have policies around sick days. We set up how many days we offer to our staff and what the rules are. We tell them what to do if they need a sick day, some of you may receive requests in PurelyHR, others may have a hotline your staff can call. But do any […]
Will Carryover Days Hurt or Help my PTO Policy?
We’ve been talking about a lot of high-level PTO topics recently, but just a couple of weeks ago we added something to our own personal PTO policy that had us thinking… What do HR Decision Makers think of this? Turns out, just like many other things in the realm of PTO – it’s up for […]
The Darkside of Unlimited PTO
If you haven’t heard about the latest PTO phenomenon known as Unlimited PTO – you may or may not be living under a rock. But that’s okay! We’re here to catch you up to speed. Unlimited PTO was made significantly popular when Netflix released it’s culture deck back in 2009 and talked about the flexibility […]
Are Your Employees Actually Benefiting From Time Off?
You know the value of PTO (Paid Time Off). You understand the benefit it has to HR and you respect the benefits of taking employee wellness seriously. You offer a PTO experience that your teams are engaged with and often rave about. You’ve done everything you can as an HR Decision Maker to ensure your […]
Why You Should Care About Paid Time Off in 2019
With all the things you as an HR Decision Maker have to worry about it’s understandable why your employees participation in your Paid Time Off policy can seem like a non issue, but rest assured if you put PTO Engagement at the top of your list in 2019, you won’t regret it and your employees […]
The Most Efficient Team in The World!
If you’ve been reading any of our content in 2018, you know we feel very passionately about providing more PTO to your teams in order to increase their productivity/efficiency. But don’t just take our word for it. Over the last few weeks, we’ve had the greatest pleasure of speaking with the most efficient team in […]
‘Tis The Season For Time Off Requests
The holidays are hectic for everyone. But that isn’t groundbreaking HR content. But we can definitely argue that those in positions of operations have their work cut out for them this time of year. But don’t fret, PurelyHR is happy to provide you with helpful holiday advice to get you ready. Did you know that […]
The Surprisingly High Cost of Unclaimed PTO
“Wow, you really need a vacation!” Unclaimed PTO is easy to recognize. It’s that look on an employee’s face when they’ve finally reached their breaking point. It’s been too long since their last vacation and they’re done. There may have even been signs along the way: a shift in attitude or morale, a sudden increase […]
The Big, Bad Sabbatical: Everything an Employer Needs to Know
Dun, dun, dun… Trust us, we understand how scary the idea of offering a sabbatical in your organization can be. Before revising our own leave policy – we really didn’t know much about the topic other than it was largely offered in academia and the only person I ever knew who actually took one was […]
Incentivizing Time Off to Create More High Performing Employees
I bet you might be wondering why on earth would you want to incentivize time off to your employees? It’s the employee’s discretion to take their time off if they feel the need to take it right? Let us explain why this ideology might actually be hurting your company. We’ve had previous research (check […]
The Rise of The Work Martyr
Ever heard of a “work martyr?” You can probably figure out exactly what it means from the title, but this article about millennials being workaholics (more on that in a second) defines it more clearly. A work martyr is more likely to agree with these four statements than a non-work martyr. Namely: “No one else […]