"Ability" To Choose PTO Carryover Options - Cash-Out Or Use PTO For All Persons
The Issue
I am a person with disabilities that limits me to certain extents where I am unable to use PTO for things “normal” people would like vacations or days off.
The company currently has a policy that is not inclusive and appears to be discriminatory of people like me or others with more disabilities, that are unable to attend events or have a normal life and use that time off for pleasure. The carryover policy does not allow payouts and restricts employees on both sides of ability to “use it or lose it” whereas not everyone can so they forfeit that time and money they work hard to attain. By any standard, that is wrong and hurtful to those that are not able bodied to use PTO for what “normal” people do use it for.
As a person with disabilities, mental, mobility issues, and a U.S. Veteran, that confines myself to certain restrictions, home aid, and using a caregiver in addition to my spouse, the policy is not written to help employees that work hard for the company, for the company to not work hard for the employee. Some of us can’t take a day or several off… what do we do? Rhetorical, but still valid.
An example would be going to Disney as Dr. Stephen Hawking and using that PTO during that time. While I know that may be exaggerated, the probability of that happening is slim. Whereas a “normal” able-bodied person would enjoy this venture. While Dr. Hawking sits. Sits. And sits some more. This is the case for a lot of people. I’m sure that PTO pay would be better allocated towards medical needs rather than sitting at home staring at a wall because we must, or we lose that money. Time off is not a beneficial aspect of some people’s lives that may struggle in other areas of health, especially mentally.
I’m asking and petitioning for a more inclusive policy regarding differently abled persons as well as anyone, and the using of PTO carryover time. Please change the policy to allow for the option of a cash out of PTO carryover time in the equivalent hourly payout already established when taking PTO regularly, alongside the current policy, being able to use it as some do currently. The option to choose either or rather than being restricted to “using or losing” will benefit all employees. The current policy hurts the health and wellness of some and all employees that may struggle with certain criteria of their body's ability to operate "normally."
The Issue
I am a person with disabilities that limits me to certain extents where I am unable to use PTO for things “normal” people would like vacations or days off.
The company currently has a policy that is not inclusive and appears to be discriminatory of people like me or others with more disabilities, that are unable to attend events or have a normal life and use that time off for pleasure. The carryover policy does not allow payouts and restricts employees on both sides of ability to “use it or lose it” whereas not everyone can so they forfeit that time and money they work hard to attain. By any standard, that is wrong and hurtful to those that are not able bodied to use PTO for what “normal” people do use it for.
As a person with disabilities, mental, mobility issues, and a U.S. Veteran, that confines myself to certain restrictions, home aid, and using a caregiver in addition to my spouse, the policy is not written to help employees that work hard for the company, for the company to not work hard for the employee. Some of us can’t take a day or several off… what do we do? Rhetorical, but still valid.
An example would be going to Disney as Dr. Stephen Hawking and using that PTO during that time. While I know that may be exaggerated, the probability of that happening is slim. Whereas a “normal” able-bodied person would enjoy this venture. While Dr. Hawking sits. Sits. And sits some more. This is the case for a lot of people. I’m sure that PTO pay would be better allocated towards medical needs rather than sitting at home staring at a wall because we must, or we lose that money. Time off is not a beneficial aspect of some people’s lives that may struggle in other areas of health, especially mentally.
I’m asking and petitioning for a more inclusive policy regarding differently abled persons as well as anyone, and the using of PTO carryover time. Please change the policy to allow for the option of a cash out of PTO carryover time in the equivalent hourly payout already established when taking PTO regularly, alongside the current policy, being able to use it as some do currently. The option to choose either or rather than being restricted to “using or losing” will benefit all employees. The current policy hurts the health and wellness of some and all employees that may struggle with certain criteria of their body's ability to operate "normally."
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Petition created on February 5, 2024