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One strategy used by employers in an attempt to mitigate burnout is providing unlimited paid time off, but a 2020 study by the Society for Human Resource Management found that when employees aren ...

Microsoft announced its U.S. employees can take unlimited time off, a perk it calls "discretionary time off," which will start Jan. 16. While this seems like a dream benefit, some experts argue ...

Microsoft is giving its US employees unlimited time off. The announcement was made in an email to employees from Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft’s chief people officer, today in a memo seen by The Verge .

Unlimited vacation policies aren't always the solution to get employees to take time off. Without guidelines, employees might not know how much time to request. Founders, executives, and ...

Can I Give an Exempt Employee Unpaid Time Off?. In most organizations, exempt employees are salaried workers whom the employer expects to work as many hours as needed to do the work he's expected ...

Yet prioritizing time off is beneficial for employees: In the U.S., the happiest employees take 15 days off per year, with December being the most popular time for a break.Yet 38% of employees won't ...