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In this article, we look at the concept of limited employee availability. Of course, we all instinctively know that times occur when we might well have some free time to work remotely on a project or times when we are mostly unavailable but might be able to contribute with an opinion or a small task…
Time Off In Lieu, otherwise known as TOIL, is an arrangement where an employer compensates employees who work more than their contracted hours by offering them time off rather than paying overtime. Employees agree to the terms of TOIL with their employer, for instance, by agreeing to take TOIL only during slack periods. Here we…
When we were bootstrapping LeaveWizard, our annual leave planner online product, we needed to work as consultants to fund our growth. During that time we gained a lot of experience in hiring for a variety of organisations of different sizes and industries. While hiring for clients is often restricted by rules dictated by them, at…
With one exception, all major countries provide employees with statutory annual leave, with that exception being the United States. Below we compare the kind of annual leave you can expect from different countries, but first, we’ll take a brief look at how paid annual leave came about. We didn’t always have it as good as…
We all love something that is free. Even if we don’t really know what it is, the fact that it is free makes us want it even more. It could be something as random as a household gadget the local supermarket is giving away, or a free dessert on your birthday from your favourite local…
