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is successful is that we are showing we trust our employees to take the amount of time off that makes sense for them and their roles .
“ We also encourage people to take time off : managers have conversations with employees who aren ’ t taking time away , and also take time away themselves to set a good example that rest and recuperation is important . We consider our paid PTO program a success because employees have taken a healthy amount of time off and simultaneously been very productive .
In fact , we saw a 28 % increase in the number of days taken off by employees after the first full year .”
The unlimited leave policy is not a global first . It remains pretty rare but there are other companies within the technology sector who have done the same or similar – however , the size of Indeed as a company makes its rollout of this kind of policy particularly noteworthy .
Where did the idea come from for Indeed to do this and how does it make sure that employees
“ These days it ’ s rare that you would interact with a candidate who hasn ’ t researched your company ”
Open-plan eating and meeting spaces ( above ) along with chill out areas ( below ) help staff unwind yet remain productive
– Paul Wolfe , Senior Vice President and Global Head of HR
36 January 2018