For years, my company has offered an unlimited paid time off (PTO) plan, and if you run a business—particularly a small business — you should seriously consider doing the same. Maybe you’ve considered this in the past and shrugged it off as a fad or unrealistic. It’s neither of those things. An unlimited PTO benefit can positively impact your business in a number of significant ways. Here are 11 ways it’s impacted mine… More here (Apple News+ link)

It’s an interesting idea and one that makes sense as you read through the entire article. I think it needs to be backed up by highly focused hiring and a company culture that makes employees want to work, but those are likely the two big inhibitors in the UK where both are rare.

Christina says it is a “logistical nightmare” working out the school and nursery runs after being ordered to return to the office for three days a week from January. “It didn’t come as a surprise but it was devastating,” she says.

The 34-year-old chartered accountant from Scotland was told by her employer that office attendance would be “strictly enforced” in the new year with days potentially increasing based on business need. Her husband, who works in finance, was already working three days in the office after it was mandated in October.

Christina is one of scores of people who shared with the Guardian how they felt about bosses reducing the time they spend working from home. Some large businesses have been calling workers to return to their desks as much as five days a week with Asda planning to “cut hybrid working as part of a business restructure”… More here.

I have changed my mind on WFH (working from home) over the past few years. I used to hate it, but when I go into the office now the productivity drops through the floor for me and many that I work with. It is better for mental health to work with others in an office, but the downsides are multiple for employees and employers.

Again, it comes down to organisations in how effective their systems are to not let people working from home take the p*ss. I suspect an inability to do this is why so many are being asked to go back in more often.

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