Birthdays are a big deal. Whilst you might not get as excited about your birthday as you did when you were a child, birthdays are still worth celebrating. We don’t know how many birthdays we will get in this world and making your birthday special is a great way to enjoy your day. So many of us have important and time-demanding jobs though. What do we do if our birthday falls during the week or on a day we are meant to be working? Let’s have a look at the fantastic benefits of giving your staff birthday PTO.
What Is PTO?
PTO simply stands for paid time off. So birthday PTO would be a paid day off work for their birthday. There are lots of companies that will allow you to use some of your allocated annual leave to take your birthday off work, but that eats into your holiday time. You might have been having that for a family holiday in the summer or an extended break around Christmas. There are lots of companies who see the value in giving their staff their birthday off work.
Boosts Morale
One of the benefits of birthday PTO is the boosted morale that comes from it. Imagine working in a job where the boss willingly gives you your birthday off work. That is a great way to boost morale within your staff and throughout departments. Eight hours off work to enjoy celebrating your birthday in a manner you wish doesn’t seem like much, but having this as part of your company ethos helps to improve how staff members feel. Knowing that they can switch off for a day, enjoy taking their kids to school, go for a coffee with their partner, or maybe have a birthday tea with their family. For others, it might be simply enjoying some time by themselves and focussing on something other than work for a change.
Makes Employees Feel Valued
The feeling of value for your employees is more than you can buy. They will enjoy their time off work and then come back rested and ready to concentrate on work again. It shows that the company care. The staff member is seen. Not just as a numbers droid who is working on a computer all day, but as someone who is valued. If the company can gift the day off to celebrate a birthday, it goes much further than you think. You will be surprised at the number of people who decide to apply for a role because the job description includes information about birthday PTO.
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For the employee, there is also the added benefit that a birthday in the office doesn’t impact work. How many times have you seen a department go out for a birthday lunch? Then come back half an hour or sixty minutes later than usual? If that is ten people, that’s potentially ten wasted hours that you can’t really do anything about because, y’know, it’s a birthday. If you give the person a day off work, normal lunch hours are resumed. A benefit for the staff members, a bonus for the boss.
FAQs
What is a birthday holiday at work?
A birthday holiday is a day off work in recognition of the employee’s birthday. This could be on the birthday itself or perhaps used to form a longer weekend by having Friday or Monday off work.
Can I take day off for birthday?
If your company does not give birthdays off work, you are more than entitled to book your birthday off. You will just have to use your annual leave. Be sure to put your holiday request into your employer in plenty of time.
What day is the least common birthday?
Interestingly enough, Christmas Day (December 25th) is the least common birthday. New Year’s Day and Christmas Eve are also fairly uncommon.
Final Thoughts
Do you get birthday PTO in your current role? Would you switch to a company that gave you that additional benefit? What would you do with your birthday if you didn’t have to work?
