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Sick leave policies: A comprehensive guide for employers and employees

Business Management Daily

Sick leave, and PTO in general, is a top concern for new hires. Providing them with a detailed policy on how and when they will receive their sick leave balance is helpful. Complying with state and local laws Many states have laws governing sick leave. State laws also govern sick leave policy issues.

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The do’s and don’ts of handling employee absences

Insperity

For example, some states have laws requiring dedicated paid sick leave or may permit the lumping of all time off together into one paid time off (PTO) bank. Other states may have laws that require paid family and medical leave. Furthermore, avoid rewarding employees who don’t use their PTO benefit.

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Comprehensive Guide to the Best Employee Benefits Options for 2024

Empuls

Paid time off (PTO) PTOs include vacation days, sick leaves, and personal days. The more generous the policy for paid time off, the better employees will balance between work and personal life and avoid burnout from merging into job satisfaction. What are legally mandated employee benefits?

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How to create, implement and enforce a time and attendance policy

Insperity

They tend to prefer open-ended paid time off (PTO) to allow more time to attend to family obligations, enjoy more travel opportunities and even engage in volunteer activities – with the caveat that as long as work gets done, it’s OK. Some companies lump vacation and sick time in together to create more flexibility for employees.

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7 common HR technology challenges and how to overcome them

Insperity

If you only have a handful of employees, it may not be too time-consuming right now to manually track and approve their PTO, schedule and move their shifts or update a W-4 form. Outdated, non-integrated HR systems generally cannot offer timely resources or real-time guidance on topics like paid sick leave or disability rules.

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The deep dive on OSHA’s COVID vaccine mandate

Business Management Daily

You must also provide a reasonable amount of paid sick leave to employees, including to employees who don’t ordinarily qualify for paid sick leave, who need to recover from their shots. OSHA says two days is reasonable, with these limitations: Employees can be required to use their PTO time.

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Employee handbook examples and sample policies

Business Management Daily

Leave and time off policies. The next set of templates will cover policies related to time off or leave. If your company has already moved to an unlimited PTO policy, portions of this section may not be necessary such as the vacation, sick leave, and perhaps short-term optional leaves such as bereavement leave.