{"id":86713,"date":"2022-11-21T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T19:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factorialhr.com\/blog\/?p=86713"},"modified":"2025-09-15T17:23:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:23:53","slug":"time-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factorialhr.com\/blog\/time-off\/","title":{"rendered":"How to manage employee time off during the holidays + Free PTO accrual calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the holiday season fast approaching, HR departments all around the country are currently handling an influx of time off requests. <\/span>Unless you have a clear and established employee time-off policy and procedure in place, this can lead to a great deal of stress for your managers<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

For one thing, you need to accommodate employee time-off requests so that your entire workforce has an opportunity to relax and unwind during the festive season. If you don\u2019t offer time off, it could potentially lead to <\/span>disengagement, mental burnout, and a drop in productivity<\/span><\/a>. However, you also need to make sure that <\/span>staff schedules are coordinated, shifts are covered, and all your end-of-year projects are wrapped up before the end of the year<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what\u2019s the secret to <\/span>effective time off management<\/b>? What do you need to keep in mind when you design your time-off policy and procedures?<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at everything you need to know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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