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As administrative professionals, many of us are constantly spending our days taking care of others. But, it's also important to take care of you. Have you started to think about how you might like to take some time off this year to recharge? It's time to start requesting some time off from work and get busy scheduling some vacation time. Vacation time looks and feels different to each of us. How do you like to spend your vacation days?

At XOOR, we firmly believe in the power of vacation 🌴 🌅 To ensure our team’s well-being, we have a vacation policy that grants days off depending on their seniority. ✔ First year in the company: 10 business days ✔ Over 1 year: 15 business days People can use those days all at once or spread them out. Mix in holidays, create long weekends, or do whatever they want to make the most of their time off 🙌 🌐 You can read this article to know more about our vacation policy: https://lnkd.in/d5mbMh6k How do you take care of your team in your organization? #TeamFirst #WorkLifeBalance #Vacation #DaysOff #XOOR

Make the most of your vacation days with these tricks Piggybacking on public holidays to create longer breaks and taking off Mondays are among the tricks to make the most of your vacation days, writes Vanessa Fuhrmans for The Wall Street Journal, who observes that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in five U.S. private sector workers gets no paid time off. Without a strategy, even with a generous number of vacation days, it can feel like you never truly got away from work, she writes. It is noted that an Ernst & Young study of its employees showed every extra 10 hours of vacation was linked to an 8% improvement in year-end performance reviews. Another study found people who took more than 10 vacation days a year were more likely to get a raise or bonus than those who took fewer days. Get the latest news impacting the HR industry into your inbox each day: ➡️ https://buff.ly/3C32EuP #VacationTips #WorkLifeBalance #HolidayHacks #TimeOffStrategies #VacationGoals #ProductivityBoost #ExtendedBreaks #PaidTimeOff #VacationStrategy #WorkAndTravel #PerformanceImprovement #RaiseAndBonus #VacationDays #HRIndustry #EmployeeWellness

So many places to travel, and only 365 days in a year! So how do you narrow it down? Ask yourself these four questions! ❓What do you not get enough of every day? Some clients need rest, others want more adventure. ❓How much time do you have? How many PTO days do you have, and how can you maximize them? Can you look for Monday holidays, or other extended weekends, that you can match up with your PTO? ❓How much money can you spend? An important consideration when picking a travel destination

6 Reasons to Offer Your Employees More Vacation Time - It seems counterintuitive, but it is becoming increasingly clear that offering more vacation time to your employees will actually help them be more productive. 6 Reasons to Offer Your Employees More Vacation Time: https://hubs.li/Q026Rhyp0

🥜Nuts - what can I say ... It explains a lot 😠 🤔From our good friends at Chartr: 👉Gerri Kellman, General Counsel and erstwhile CEO at Waystar Royco in Succession, once characterized 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝘀 “𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁… 𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮” — compared to American workers, she might have been onto something. 👉According to the 24th installment of the annual Vacation Deprivation Report, carried out by Harris Research Partners and commissioned by Expedia (yes, the travel company), 𝗨𝗦 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 12 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲… 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 11 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. Of the countries surveyed, America comes last on the average number of vacation days allotted and the average number of vacation days taken, and, for the most part, it’s not even close. 👉Per the report, workers in Hong Kong were happiest to get stuck into their PTO pot, typically not leaving any of their average 26 vacation days unused. Meanwhile, 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘂𝘁𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 27 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

How to get the most days off with your vacation time in 2024

Is it too early... ✈ To start thinking about PTO for 2024? Here's a PTO hack to MAXIMIZE your travel days this year! Ask your boss for these days off... Jan 16-19 (gives you 9 days off) Feb 20-23 (gives you 9 days off) May 28-31 (gives you 9 days off) June 20-21 (gives you 5 days off) July 1-3 & 5 (gives you 9 days off) Sept 3-6 (gives you 9 days off) Nov 12-15 (gives you 9 days off) Nov 25-27 & 29 (gives you 9 days off) Dec 23-24 & 27, 30, 31 (gives you 12 days off) Keep in mind, these are the work days to take PTO. Combine with weekends and that gives you the total days off! Who's ready to plan your next adventure? Send me a DM when you are ready to get started! Don't wait to book - the best pricing and rooms (especially for cruises) are disppearing fast! #travel #travel2024 #ptohack #ptoplan #travelplanner #travelmemoriesawait

DID YOU KNOW: United States: -The U.S. does not have a federally mandated paid vacation policy. - Paid time off is often determined by individual employers, and the average tends to be around 10 days of paid vacation per year, but it varies. Meanwhile in Europe: - European countries generally have more generous vacation policies. - The European Union recommends a minimum of four weeks (20 days) of paid vacation, but many countries exceed this standard. - Countries like Germany, France, and Sweden often provide more than 20 days, with some offering up to 30 days or more.