Paid Leave Comparisons

Paid leave is among the most prevalent benefits the American employer has to offer. Interested in knowing how your Paid Time Off (PTO) or allowed vacation days compare with others? So was I. Check out this study from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The Society for Human Resource Management conducted a survey during the week of August 5-12, 2003, regarding the average number of days offered to employees either as vacation time, or under a Paid Time Off plan—a benefit where sick leave, vacation leave and personal days are combined in one plan.

Human resource (HR) professionals were asked, “On average, how many paid vacation days/Paid Time Off days does your organization offer to employees who have been with the organization:"

Less than one year
Paid vacation 6.28
Paid Time Off 13.24

One to less than two years
Paid vacation 10.53
Paid Time Off 16.58

Two to less than three years
Paid vacation 11.01
Paid Time Off 17.40

Three to less than five years
Paid vacation 12.02
Paid Time Off 18.55

Five to less than 10 years
Paid vacation 15.18
Paid Time Off 22.04

Ten or more years
Paid vacation 18.65
Paid Time Off 25.30

The survey was based on the responses of 341 randomly selected HR professionals by SHRM. The margin of error is +/- 5.29 percent.

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