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it's hard to assess whether the demand is reasonable when it doesn't specify a max number of days or accrual rate. also PTO is usually subject to approval, not
by leetcrew 7y ago
it's hard to assess whether the demand is reasonable when it doesn't specify a max number of days or accrual rate.
also PTO is usually subject to approval, not just choosing to stay home whenever.
- alistairSH 7y agoHow would one go about obtaining prior permission for sick leave? You don't know you're going to get COVID, or break an arm, or whatever. It doesn't seem unreasonable to me for an employee to be able to call in and say "Hey, [I have | my kid has] [condition], I need some time off" (and get that time off without fearing for their job, house, and food supply).
- leetcrew 7y agothis is part of my point. sick leave isn't equivalent to PTO.
- alistairSH 7y agoThat's how it's offered in much of the US. Vacation and sick are rolled into a single block of time (which is usually too little for any major health issue). I'd love for everybody to get 3 (or more) weeks of vacation and 2 weeks of sick leave. But, the chances of American employers jumping from literally nothing (in many cases) to anything resembling a reasonable policy is next to zero. Because stock market. Or profits. Or reasons.