You’ve built a good PTO policy. Help workers enjoy it

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  • Key insight: Discover how employer policies and leadership modeling materially affect employee disconnect and PTO efficacy.
  • What’s at stake: Reduced genuine time-off risks burnout, productivity declines and higher attrition costs.
  • Supporting data: Complete disconnect during vacation fell from 47% (2023) to 37% (2025), Dayforce.
    Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review

With spring-break season upon us and summer fast approaching, employees are mapping out their warm-weather PTO. Savvy employers will help them make the most of their time off with benefits and policies that help them unwind — and return to work refreshed and productive.    

Lee Hafner
Editor

Lee joined the EBN team in 2022, and covers areas including caregiving, employee health and wellness, healthcare innovation, and company culture. She created EBN's popular Benefits in Action and … Read full bio


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