🎆 The Fireworks Are Over… Now What?
🎆 The Fireworks Are Over… Now What? A Mid-Year Reminder to Audit Your PTO Before It Blows Up Now that the cookouts are done, the fireworks have fizzled, and the last sparkler’s burned out, we’ve officially entered the long summer stretch—with no more federally recognized holidays until Labor Day. That’s right: It’s July, and for most businesses, this is the perfect time to take a breath and ask a few hard HR questions. Specifically: How’s your PTO tracking holding up? This mid-year period is often when small cracks in your Paid Time Off policies begin to show—and if you're not careful, those cracks can turn into full-blown fractures by Q4. Let’s take a look at what might be lurking in your PTO system… and what you can do now to stay ahead of it. 🚩Sally’s PTO Situation: A Common Red Flag You know Sally. She’s been with the company for a while, and she’s an overall solid performer. But somehow—every year—she burns through more PTO than she actually accrues. You’ve talked...