Are your unlimited PTO policies actually working?

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Having access to unlimited paid time off may seem like the dream, but without the right management from organizations, it could be the same PTO nightmare employees are used to. 

As of 2023, less than 10% of companies in the U.S. offered unlimited PTO, according to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management. And while an increase in employee flexibility is ultimately a good thing for workplaces, it’s possible that the effort ends up doing more harm than good without the right measures put in place by 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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