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WSJ calls paid time off “getting paid for not working”

Workers Are Doing Less Work for the Same Pay The article itself actually tells a decent story; that more employers are offering paid time off. Because of low unemployment, jobs are offering more benefits to attract workers. As of this spring, employers offered 80% of workers paid sick leave, up from 67% a decade ago, according to Labor Department data. Paid vacation expanded to 77% of the workforce from 74%. And paid family leave, with the most dramatic jump, increased to 27% from 12%.


Workers Are Doing Less Work for the Same Pay

The article itself actually tells a decent story; that more employers are offering paid time off. Because of low unemployment, jobs are offering more benefits to attract workers.

As of this spring, employers offered 80% of workers paid sick leave, up from 67% a decade ago, according to Labor Department data. Paid vacation expanded to 77% of the workforce from 74%. And paid family leave, with the most dramatic jump, increased to 27% from 12%.

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