After workers wanted a more flexible time off policy, a US-based firm called Go Nimbly made it essential for them to take at least 20 leaves every year.
Kyle Lacy, Director of People Operations at Go Nimbly, shared the news on LinkedIn. He said in his lengthy post that the new policy had helped them boost employee satisfaction.
What Mr. Lacy Wrote in His Post
Mr. Lacy wrote in his post “We designed a new plan and made sure to include a few important things: We’re explicit in the minimum number of days an employee should take per year (>20), We adjusted our incentive plans to align with the new time off policy (ex: employees can take 1 week off per quarter and still easily hit their quarterly target, they can also take 2-3x than that and still be on track to achieve a % of the quarterly bonus).”
He continued “We set up a workflow to monitor the time taken during a quarter and flag it’s below the minimum amount (s/o to Rippling), We kept Parental Leave as a separate plan; We asked a few employees to review and provide more feedback before officially rolling it out.
Following the implementation of the new policy, he stated that time off usage had increased by 19% over the previous quarter.
Mr. Lacy Stated That Time Off Usage Had Increased by 19% Over The Previous Quarter
Following the implementation of the new policy, he stated that time off usage had increased by 19% over the previous quarter.
“We rolled out the policy like any other major change and continued to test for feedback via pulse surveys throughout the quarter. Today, we’re sitting at 94% Agree/Strongly Agree with the statement “I’m happy with our Flexible Time Off Policy” (the remaining 6% are Neutral).
Time off usage has increased by 19% compared to last quarter and by 28% when compared to Q2 2022 (and adjusted for changes in headcount),” he said.
