Both company owners and employees may often find it hard to believe that there's no federal law requiring a business to provide paid holidays, vacation or sick leave. However, there are indeed state laws, and the 21st-century workforce typically acknowledges common standards when it comes...
Employers have free rein to determine how much vacation to offer, who is eligible, how vacation time accrues, when vacation may be used and so on, as long as they check state regulations. However, with paid time off, or PTO, you may pay your employees...
In general, yes. But you should have—and document—a legitimate business reason for doing so. Denying vacation requests will undoubtedly hurt morale, especially if it happens frequently, and low morale leads to higher rates of turnover. Discrimination claims are also a risk. Although denying vacation requests for...
TimeWorksPlus can solve PTO problems faced by small and mid-size businesses. It’s the only way to manage Paid Time Off (PTO). Problem 1: Spreadsheets are a pain Solution: TimeWorksPlus tracks PTO as your employees clock in and out. It can save you several hours every month. You don’t...