Employees are refusing to use their PTO in new ‘holiday hoarding’ trend

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A new workplace trend is keeping employees from taking advantage of their paid time off, and they may need a nudge from their managers in the right direction. 

“Holiday hoarding” refers to the habit of letting PTO build up. Employees may feel as though they are under too much pressure or might worry that they will fall behind at their job if they take the time off. And while being committed to a career can be rewarding, doing so at the expense of their own health and well-being will end poorly for both employees and employers. 

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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