{"id":14152,"date":"2016-07-18T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/differences-in-pto-use-and-preferences\/"},"modified":"2022-10-17T04:12:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T08:12:01","slug":"differences-in-pto-use-and-preferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/differences-in-pto-use-and-preferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey: Income, Generation, And Gender Differences In PTO Use And Preferences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/connect.trinet.com\/2016\/07\/07\/trinet-survey-reveals-surprising-details-about-pto-benefits-for-u-s-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey<\/a> from TriNet revealed some interesting information about the differences that exist in paid time off (PTO) use and preferences amongst different age and income groups.\u00a0 The survey sought to gauge the impact of various PTO benefits on workers\u2019 behaviors and their job performance and found that employees consider PTO a very important part of their job satisfaction. \u00a0A whopping 89% of all employees surveyed consider PTO important to their job satisfaction and count PTO packages as an important component when evaluating a new position.\u00a0 Regardless of age, gender, or generation, this means generous vacation packages are no longer just considered a bonus; many workers see them as a necessity.<\/p>\n<p><!--space--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"differences-by-income-levels\">Differences By Income Levels<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAX5AAAAJGExYzJjODFmLTZkYTMtNGViMS1hMDUwLTJiZTgzMzRjMjgwYQ.jpg\" alt=\"Survey: Income, Generation, And Gender Differences In PTO Use And Preferences\" width=\"227\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The survey found that nearly one-third of employees mainly take time off for medical emergencies, family obligations, or personal obligations.\u00a0 Employees who take time off for these reasons earn, on average, $22,000 less per year than those who mainly take time off for pleasure.\u00a0 This may be due to lower income individuals having to serve as caregivers for their loved ones while higher salaried employees may be able to afford support options to assist with certain situations.\u00a0 Employers must recognize that their employees need and deserve personal time off to recharge so that they can be effective at their jobs, and as such, addressing these challenges will be critical to business success.<\/p>\n<p><!--space--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"differences-by-generations\">Differences By Generations<\/h2>\n<p>The survey also showed that older workers expect more time off than their younger colleagues.\u00a0 Specifically, baby boomers were twice as likely (26%) to say they need four weeks or more off from work than millennials (13%).\u00a0 According to Tina Hawk, Director of Human Capital Services at TriNet, \u201cbaby boomers are usually making a little bit more, so they\u2019re actually able to travel and get away from the office, and they\u2019ve got families established.\u00a0 Millennials tend to take off in short spurts.\u201d\u00a0 In regard to the ideal amount of PTO, the largest share of respondents in each age group, including baby boomers (46%), generation X (45%) and millennials (56%) cited two to three weeks of PTO as the ideal amount.<\/p>\n<p><!--space--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"difference-by-gender\">Difference By Gender<\/h2>\n<p>There were also gender differences identified in the survey.\u00a0 Specifically, 60% of women said they never check email while on PTO, compared to only 40% of men.\u00a0 The same percentages (60% vs. 40%) felt PTO was essential to their workplace happiness.\u00a0 As the importance of workplace diversity continues to increase, a shift in PTO benefits may also occur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A survey revealed 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