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5 companies share their holiday PTO strategies

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The holiday season is here, and employees and employers alike are trying to figure out just how much of it they’ll get to spend with family and friends this year.

Ten days is the average annual PTO in the United States private sector — not including paid holidays and sick days, according to the Bureau of Labor statistics. And to this day, 28 million Americans don’t get any paid vacation or paid holidays, according to data from career insights platform Zippia. But as we move into another new year, it’s possible that the outlook on holiday time off will also renew.

“Our PTO structure has allowed and encouraged employees to feel comfortable taking time for their personal life while respecting the work that needs to get done. Our schedules have been built with people’s scheduled time off in mind, and whether celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, Summer Friday supports that.” — Sarah Roberts, partner, head of finance and operations at Summer Fridays

“Last year was the first time we offered virtual holiday parties as a service. Due to the global shift to remote work, there was a massive influx in demand. We were understaffed and our team worked long, irregular hours to help serve our clients. We realized that the regular official holidays, such as Christmas and New Years were not enough to compensate for this. We introduced “dark week” as a way to both thank employees and provide meaningful time to relax.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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