PTO policy
October 09, 2021
by a searcher from University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Asking this question to the wider group. I'm reviewing my PTO policy for###-###-#### I'd love to hear the current policy at your company. Asking both operators and searchers (in this case your previous employer). I'm a manufacturing business with a mix of office/ production floor staff.
from Texas A&M University in Elizabethton, TN, USA
8 paid holidays per year to include: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day
Maternity/paternity leave (1 full 1 half paternity, I haven't had a maternity event but obviously should be much longer).
Unlimited UNpaid leave
"unlimited PTO". I do not do this. I dislike the approach, as no expectation is set for what is acceptable for employee to take.
No rollover. Use it or lose it. Encourages employees to take the leave and recharge.
Also, consider a policy for extra days off based on seniority with company.
For new employees, 3 month period before access to PTO. Prorated number of days for the rest of first year.
Policy for full time.
Add to policy ability of company to designates the days. MFG may make sense to send everyone off same week, say Christmas time, to not disrupt production.
Place rules on notification of selecting the optional days. Key staff should have rule to not be out at same time unless approved.
in Los Angeles, CA, USA
1. Keep it simple from a tracking, accrual and payout perspective.
2. Lack of other benefits were made up by a healthy PTO policy
3. Good selling point to attract future talent