This tool contains two sample policies that establish standards associated with providing time off with compensation to employees in an organization.

Standard procedures covered include: Paid time off (PTO) provides pay for time away from work for holidays, vacations, illnesses and other personal reasons; active full-time and part-time benefits-eligible employees begin to accrue and are eligible to use their accrued PTO immediately upon employment; PTO can be taken in segments of eight hours or less and will not exceed the number of hours in their normally scheduled shift; etc.