Key Takeaways:* Garden Leave, or Gardening Leave, is when an employee leaves their job and is asked to stay away from the workplace for the remainder of their contract.* Outgoing employees u… Read More

An efficient leave planning process is vital if you want to allow your employees to take time off without causing major disruptions to productivity and business operations. In this articl… Read More

As a business owner or the leader of a team, you should be encouraging employees to take more time off. Contrary to what many expect, workers are not lining up to take all their vacation… Read More

PTO is an important and valuable employee benefit, and a key part of maintaining a positive work-life balance. But what happens when employees push the limit and start taking too much time o… Read More

In this article, we’re going to discuss whether PTO requests can be denied, what employers are allowed to do in regards to PTO requests, and how employers and employees can navigate th… Read More

Employees in a company are likely, at some point, to come up against real life situations that are more important than work. Offering compassionate leave for these situations is a great way… Read More

The Bradford Factor is a tool that attempts to give a measurable figure on the impact of employee absences in a business. There have been huge amounts of resources dedicated to trying to… Read More

An absence policy is just one of many policies that most businesses should have in place. This policy is a key part of a high-performing absence management system. It’s a key part of s… Read More

When you’re running a team, absences come with the job. No team of human beings will have a 100% attendance rate from every single team member. That’s why Absence Management is i… Read More

We’re in an age where new workplace terms are being thrown at us from all angles. One you might have heard is Discretionary Time Off, aka Discretionary PTO or DTO. Is this a term yo… Read More

Employee burnout can cause serious damage to your company, and more importantly to the lives of honest, hard-working employees. It’s serious enough that the World Health Organizatio… Read More

99.9% of people will need to take a day off work at some point. With a No Call No Show Policy, you’ll be able to limit the disruption that absences, particularly unexpected and unexcus… Read More

In this article we’ll break down everything employers need to know about Unpaid Time Off or Unpaid Leave, including when it applies, how it fits into the legal landscape, and how to ma… Read More

We’re going to answer all your questions about sick leave, and clear up anything you’re unsure about when it comes to sick leave. This article has answers to all the most comm… Read More

There are a lot of negative opinions about Use It or Lose It vacation policies. They’re banned in some locations, and in today’s professional landscape, where employee rights are… Read More

The job market is always changing. As a small business owner or HR professional, it’s vital you stay on top of the latest hiring and recruiting trends. While change has always been… Read More

If you can get over some of the initial challenges of managing employees who work away from the office, offering remote work can reduce costs and make you more adaptable to an ever-changing… Read More

Do you provide a work from home stipend for your remote employees? If not, perhaps you should. Between 2005 and 2018, the number of US employees working from home increased by 173%. And t… Read More

In this article, we’re going to share some of the most valuable, interesting and eye-opening unlimited PTO statistics, to help you understand one of the fastest-growing workplace trend… Read More

In this article, we’re going to do a deep dive into the best remote working tools on the market in 2024. For all its benefits, there are some struggles that come with remote work, a… Read More

A high rate of employee turnover can be incredibly damaging. High turnover means you’re consistently having to hire new people to fill open positions, which is disruptive to productivi… Read More

For a startup or small business, finding the best project management for small teams can be make or break. Your project management workflow needs to be smooth and efficient, to ensure you… Read More

In this article, we’ll look at the cost of employee turnover, break down the direct and indirect costs associated with turnover, and help you understand the causes of high employee tur… Read More

In this article, we’ll look at the average employee turnover rate, by both industry and job role, to help you understand how the turnover rates in your company stack up. If you&rsqu&hell…Read More

If you’re starting a business, or running a team and trying to figure out the HR side of your role, you may find yourself wondering whether part-time employees are supposed to get paid… Read More

For this article, we’ve conducted extensive research to come up with the best time tracking apps for businesses and individuals in 2023. We’ve tried them out, played with thei… Read More

Remote work is on the rise, and has been for some time. More organizations, from a wider range of sectors, are choosing to ditch the traditional office environment and let their staff cho… Read More

The employee vacation calendar is a vital cog in your company’s leave management system. Your employees need vacation days to refresh, recharge, and rejuvenate morale. Happy and ref… Read More

The way you set up and run your leave management system has a huge impact on your company’s efficiency and productivity. Like it or not, team members are going to need to take leave… Read More

There are a lot of moving parts involved with running a business. With things like product design, project management, sales, marketing and custom support taking up headspace, HR tasks like… Read More

Mental health days are an important tool for modern workplaces to keep their employees happy, healthy and productive. It’s no longer ok to push the issue of mental health into a cor… Read More

In this article we’re going to explain how PTO works for hourly employees, and everything else you need to know about how paid time off works for this section of your workforce. Cal… Read More

In this article we’ll share any and all types of leave you might want to offer in your business. Time off from work is one of the most important employee benefits there is. Many job… Read More

In this article we’re going to explain each US state’s stance on PTO payout, and what states require payout of unused vacation pay at termination. This is important informatio… Read More

Have you ever dreamt of trading the dull concrete skyscrapers of the city for a serene beach or a picturesque mountain view? Well, thanks to the rise of remote work, now you can, and it coul… Read More

What if I told you that your business was losing more productive hours by staff that show up to work than those who don’t? In most businesses, this is true. It’s a phenomenon… Read More

Curious how much PTO is normal for employees in the US? Whether you’re interested in how much PTO you’re supposed to get, or you’re gathering info for your own company&rsqu&hell…Read More

Sick days are a normal thing. Most businesses today offer paid sick leave. But if you’re wondering how many sick days a year is a normal amount, or how many sick days people take on av… Read More

My old boss used to say that the two most important things in anyone’s life are their health and happiness. Regularly taking time off from work is vital for both of these areas. The… Read More

Writing a PTO request email is one of those things that falls into the “simple, but not easy” category. It’s simple, as there’s nothing extremely complex about it, bu… Read More

Most workplaces today offer personal days as a leave type. Yet the personal day is quite often misunderstood. Details can be cloudy, in terms of how a personal day is different from thing… Read More

Here at Flamingo we’re always curious about how sick leave trends evolve over time. We recently performed an in-depth analysis of sick leave data collected over the past five years fro… Read More

We’re delighted to roll out the much-awaited PTO accruals feature in Flamingo. This gives you two options for your team’s leave policy. You can use the existing, lump-sum meth… Read More

In some companies, you’ll find that some employees are allowed to take a different number of paid vacation days, sick days and other types of paid time off, like personal days or sabba… Read More

Any manager or small business owner knows it’s not fun when an employee calls in sick. You dread these calls, especially when they come in at the last minute, as they send you scrambli… Read More

We recently conducted research to compare the annual leave benefits offered to workers in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). While the two countries share many similarities… Read More

In this article we’re going to share all you need to know about comp time, aka compensatory time off. We’ll look at how it works, its legal status, how it differs from overtime p… Read More

Most people have days every now and then where they’d simply rather curl up in bed than get up and go to work. Progressive organizations understand this, and work it into their leave p… Read More

In recent years we’ve seen the rise of flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid and remote work. While there are a number of benefits to this, there are also some potential proble… Read More

Presenteeism and absenteeism are similar conditions, seemingly on the opposite end of the spectrum, but very closely related. Each has a big impact on workplace productivity, employee engage… Read More

Sandwich Leave is one of the lesser-known terms in HR and leave management. It’s not a leave type exactly, like maternity leave or bereavement leave, but it’s something that busi… Read More

Reducing absenteeism in the workplace may save your company millions of dollars in productive hours each year. In the UK, a total of 36.8 million working days were lost due to illness, st… Read More

To understand if your business has an absenteeism problem, first you need to know the average absenteeism rate. While this won’t tell the whole story, it will give you some perspective… Read More

In this article, we’re going to lay out and break down the true cost of absenteeism to a business. Workplace absenteeism is a costly issue, particularly when you consider all the hi… Read More

Excessive absenteeism is a big problem. But dealing with it is easier said than done. There are many difficult questions for managers. How do we define “excessive” employee ab… Read More

Chronic or habitual absenteeism is a serious problem for businesses looking to build a positive, healthy and productive work culture. An average of 1.58 million sickness-related absences… Read More

The workation is the latest trend that’s part of a huge shift in the way most people work.  Fewer people and workplaces subscribe to the traditional 9-5 office-based model, whe… Read More

Collaboration in remote teams can be tough. Or you can use the right remote collaboration tools, and your team can actually work better than ever, despite being in different parts of the wor… Read More

HR software is a game-changer for small businesses and startups. When you’re running a new business, one which may have a limited headcount, you need to find ways to automate things… Read More

In this article, we’re going to do a deep dive into the best remote working tools on the market in 2023. For all its benefits, there are some struggles that come with remote work, a… Read More

Paid Time Off (PTO) is an essential employee benefit. Though not required by federal law in the US, every company should give their employees the chance to take time away from work without l… Read More

Managing PTO accrual can be one of the more complicated parts of a leave management system. Tracking it manually takes a lot of time, is error-prone, and takes energy and headspace away from… Read More

With a growing business you might find yourself stuck in the mire of complicated HR terms, particularly when it comes to managing annual leave (aka paid time off/vacation). One thing you… Read More

A key part of managing vacation time, or other types of leave, is the process for how employees ask for time off. This should be done with a clear and easy-to-follow vacation request form… Read More

If you let employees work from home, it’s best practice to have a work from home policy. This policy helps set expectations, provides employees with the support they need to be prod… Read More

Managing and tracking paid time off is a vital part of running a business. But it’s also a big, tedious time-sink. PTO tracking software makes it so much easier to track paid time offs… Read More

Employee vacation tracking software is a crucial part of an efficient HR workflow. Every team needs to offer their employees vacation time/paid time off. If you don’t, it will be vi… Read More

Does your company have an Unlimited Paid Time Off Policy? Are you considering it? If so, or if you’re simply curious about one of the fastest growing workplace trends today, keep readi… Read More

We’ve just released a new, much-requested feature for Flamingo: half days. Team members can now request a half day off through the app, as opposed to only being able to request leav… Read More

At Flamingo, we specialize in helping remote teams and remote workers be more productive. That’s why we’re interested in how remote workers work – such as what kind of chal… Read More

Pictured: Dynamite Jobs team at DCMEX, 2021. The following is a case study of how Dynamite Jobs used Flamingo to improve their leave management system. Like many modern teams, Dynamit… Read More

In this post, we’re going to share some of the most notable examples of companies with unlimited PTO in 2023. Unlimited PTO is an increasingly popular employee benefit. It’s m… Read More

If you’re running a business or managing a team, you need a way to track annual leave, sick leave and other absences. One way to do this, without investing in any expensive software to… Read More

Slack is a powerful tool, and has been a game changer for the remote work revolution. More than 12 million people use Slack every day. This includes Slack users in over 150 countries, fro… Read More

Happy holidays, Flamingo users! Our last update of the year is a big one. We’ve shipped a feature that a lot of people have been requesting, which adds a ton of flexibility and powe… Read More

If you can get over some of the initial challenges of managing employees who work away from the office, offering remote work can reduce costs and make you more adaptable to an ever-changing… Read More

You can run from it. Hide from it. But there’s no escaping the fact that, as a business owner or leader of a team, your employees are going to have to take leave at some point. Annu… Read More

In this post, we’re going to share some of the best Slack apps, integrations and tools that will help you run your team more effectively. Third-party apps are part of what makes Sla… Read More

In this article, we’re going to share everything you need to know about time off in lieu (TOIL). We’ll share what it is, when employees might receive time off in lieu (sometimes… Read More

Most professionals today work a standard 40 hour work week. This generally runs from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. We’re all familiar with this, and most of us take it as a given that… Read More

A business’ most valuable resource is their employees. Yet many companies have severely overworked employees, which means this resource is in danger. Overworked employees quickly be… Read More

In this article we’re going to look at everything to do with floating holidays. By the end, you’ll know what a floating holiday is, and when it makes sense to provide floating ho… Read More

At Flamingo, we’re big fans of Slack. Our team has been operating remotely for nearly 10 years, using Slack most of that time to communicate. That’s why I started to become curio… Read More

It’s easy to manage vacation days when everything is normal. For instance, when everyone at the company work similar hours, from the start of the year until the end. But edge cases… Read More

Most businesses are aware of how much absenteeism can cost them. These costs, and the problem itself, is quite easy to see. But there’s another issue that’s rife in workplaces to… Read More

Do you provide a work from home stipend for your remote employees? If not, perhaps you should. Between 2005 and 2018, the number of US employees working from home increased by 173%. And t… Read More

The concept of the mandatory vacation policy is a new and novel approach to paid time off. It goes against what most of us expect from traditional paid time off (PTO) policies. Yet it might… Read More

Most companies offer some form of Paid Time Off (PTO) – which might also be referred to as annual leave, vacation time, holiday time, or something similar. It’s pretty simple… Read More

Hey! It’s another update with the latest new features added to Flamingo. If you’re managing a business that uses Slack, and/or responsible for HR tasks like leave management… Read More

Despite your company’s best intentions to offer employees enough paid time off (PTO), they don’t always end up taking all that’s available to them. This is where PTO rollov… Read More

Does your business have an employee rewards and recognition program? There are numerous ways you can go about motivating employees in your startup. You’ve got the old adage of carro… Read More

The job market is always changing. As a small business owner or HR professional, it’s vital you stay on top of the latest hiring and recruiting trends. While change has always been… Read More