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In some countries like Canada you have to pay out unused vacation regardless, its the law.
by dapids 4y ago
In some countries like Canada you have to pay out unused vacation regardless, its the law.
- cmrdporcupine 4y agoWell, that's the other thing. I'm in Ontario, and I'm not even 100% sure on the legality of "unlimited PTO" here. Presumably it's basically, legally, no contractual paid PTO but then they let you take PTO anyways? Because if they put N days in writing, well, then it's just the same as always. A liability on their books, etc.
- thaumasiotes 4y ago> In some countries like Canada you have to pay out unused vacation regardless, its the law. But this is a totally incoherent statement. The company offers unlimited PTO. When you leave, they have to pay you an infinite amount of money? That obviously is not the law, no matter how much you say it's the law.
- grumpitron 4y agoCould be that not having a set number of days avoids the payout, as I believe is the case in the US. Another charitable interpretation of their comment might be “Unlimited PTO is at odds with Canadian law, so potentially could be illegal.“
- ukoki 4y agoIn the UK there is a statutory minimum of 21 days holiday. If you quit or are fired from a company with an unlimited PTO policy and haven’t yet used your statutory minimum (calculated pro rata) you will be paid for those extra days in your final salary payment.
- ncmncm 4y agoYes, that is usually the motivation for not specifying vacation time. People mostly don't take vacation not allotted.