Episode 23

Paid Time Off (PTO) - Deciding Between Unlimited vs Earned

Paid time off; also known as PTO, sick leave, or vacation days. It's time off that employees can take while still receiving their regular wages. There are a lot of ways you can structure PTO and it really depends on the size of your business and the industry you're in.

At the time of this episode, there are no federal requirements for paid time off but there are many different state and local requirements. If you are offering paid time off, the main thing you have to consider is whether you want to separate it into vacation time, which generally can be used for whatever employees choose, and sick leave, which usually requires a doctor's note.


I'm sharing a lot of options available to you when it comes to PTO! From unlimited, accruing, or earned paid time off and how to provide ample benefits to your employees while also protecting yourself from abused time off.


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Hey, I’m Jackie Koch. I have over 15 years of experience prospecting talent and building teams for Fortune 500 companies, startups and small businesses in all types of industries.  Technically, I have an MBA from Concordia University, although I’d argue I learned more about growing and scaling a modern business over the last 5 years in the LA tech start up scene. There I built out recruiting and People Operations teams for high growth tech start ups. I love entrepreneurs and being one at heart, I started my own business during the pandemic. I’m the founder and CEO of People Principles where I help founders scale through fractional recruiting and people operations services.