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🔵 Team Owner: People Operations team

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1. Paid time off

On Remote platform, use “Paid time off” category.

<aside> ☀️ To ensure sufficient time off, everyone is expected to take an average of 25-30 workdays per year of paid time off (PTO). PTO, while flexible, generally should not exceed 30 days per year, to ensure a manageable workload and equitable use of PTO for all Remoters*. If you manage people, make sure to check on this quarterly; you are able to view your team’s PTO usage directly in the Remote platform and you will also receive a quarterly report from People Operations. PTO is in addition to your statutory public holidays and covers workdays only (not weekends).

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It's important that you are healthy and happy. At Remote, your health and the health of your loved ones come before work.

• Unless it falls under a different national policy, you can use your PTO for anything you like, such as:

Requesting PTO approval is required for when you will be away from your desk for more than 1 day. You do always have to submit it in our platform, even a single day or half-day. If you are going to be away for just a few hours (less than 4), please update internal apps (eg. Slack and Google calendar) on how long you’re likely to be away, so that your team is aware and can plan accordingly.

The purpose of PTO is to take time to relax and recharge, so that you can return to work feeling well-rested. It’s important to intentionally disconnect from all work, so please plan in advance by creating a good handover plan and sharing this with your team and manager. This will ensure you are able to fully switch off and enjoy your holiday.

• We understand that you might see a specific number of annual leave days displayed on our HR platform or in your employment agreement (for example, 20 days). This is because our systems are designed to comply with local statutory minimum entitlements for your contracted jurisdiction. These numbers represent the minimum amount of paid time off required by law in your location.

Your flexible PTO policy is inclusive of these statutory entitlements. In simpler terms, the statutory number you see is the baseline, and our flexible policy allows you to take more time off than this minimum, as long as it's approved and doesn't disrupt business operations. You are not limited to the number shown on the platform.

If you see a lower number on your dashboard or in your employment agreement, please remember that this reflects your country's statutory minimum. Our flexible PTO policy remains in effect and allows for more extensive time off as needed.

• If you work part-time or are contracted for only part of the year, your PTO expectation is pro-rated accordingly.
• For any questions, please reach out to #people-help or [email protected].

<aside> 📌 Our flexible PTO policy is a discretionary policy that goes above and beyond the statutory and compliance minimums in each country. For this reason, we do not pay out unused time off or carryover unless local jurisdiction requires us to do so.

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Paid Time Off Planning & Approval

• Country-specific guidance

Responsibility of Managers