Comments on: Building a Paid Time Off Policy that Ensures Everyone Gets a Vacation

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 21:44:29 +0000

There are some great points in this post, thank you. I run a small (15-18 employees currently) production company where everyone is vital to the day to day. The owner and myself are the only ones cross trained in every position so it gets very hard for us to take time off. I think the “Lower Your Standards” tip applies to us, I need to remember that. I try to stay positive when employees request multiple days off in a row, but inside I am screaming. I know they deserve it but all I can think is how much more work it makes for me.
Thanks for the great advise!
Amber

By: Tim C.

Tim C. — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:08:57 +0000

You may also add to make a vacation policy such that it is not seniority based. I have seen more than a few employees who left their previous employer due in part that unless you had 10 years seniority, vacation in the summer won’t happen.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:48:13 +0000

Can I add that the employer also needs to quash any stigma on taking vacation? Some companies reward the “loyalty” of people who don’t take vacation and point them out as examples of great employees. In some companies people brag about how little vacation they’ve taken. A generous vacation policy is no good if it’s trumped by a never-vacation culture.