Unlimited holiday time for workers is good for business – even small ones | Gene Marks

Work-life balance is a critical benefit, and offering it can be a powerful recruiting tool and unexpected cost saverLast week Microsoft Corporation joined a growing number of companies around the country by announcing that it was now offering an unlimited paid time off (PTO) plan to its employees.“How, when, and where we do our jobs has dramatically changed,” a company HR executive explained in a memo. “And as we’ve transformed, modernizing our vacation policy to a more flexible model was a natural next step.”