Europe had the highest percentage of PTO requests (62%) but the lowest approval rate (42%). Asia Pacific saw 35% of employees requesting PTO, with a 50% approval rate. The Middle East/Africa had ...

Even with unlimited PTO, employees generally need approval from their manager before taking time off. This ensures that the time away won’t negatively affect the team or company operations.

But only 45% of PTO requests were approved in the first quarter, down by six per cent than in Q1 2023, according to BambooHR's Workforce Insights report. Month-on-month, there was a one per cent ...