Re:Why the US is one of only a few countries with no paid ti...
by CaptainZapp on Saturday August 26, 2023 @03:42AM
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> Realistically though, PTO comes out of salary, just like healthcare.
The US seems to be one of very few countries where this is the case. It doesn't seem to be a very good model overall.
To be more precise: In some countries healthcare may be deducted from a salary. But that's usually an universal healthcare model, which is certainly not comparable.
Re:Why the US is one of only a few countries with no paid ti...
by jimmydddd on Saturday August 26, 2023 @10:34AM
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When OP says "PTO comes out of salary," I think they mean that the company has more money to pay a person if the person takes less PTO. For example, if a company needs a janitor role filled, and a janitor gets (for sake of simplicity) 6 months/yr PTO, then the company has to hire two people to fill the janitor role. So, if the company wants to dedicate $100k to the janitor role, each person would get $50k. With 0 PTO, one person could do the role for $100k.
Realistically though, PTO comes out of salary, just like healthcare. For the businessman, it's a matter of total costs vs labor they get. Whether it's needing to hire someone to cover for 280 days of pto of everyone else, or paying more.
What raises wages and benefits is that the employer has to pay more to have enough people that want the job and are qualified. Total wage expenses go up only when there's no other choice.