Pile of work Employees cite too many projects to get away or fear of the mound of paperwork that will await their return as key reasons they avoid taking vacations. (Image: Shutterstock)

They might be getting paid time off, but close to half of American workers aren’t taking it—or aren’t taking as much of it as they’re entitled to. And that’s making for a workforce that’s not only overworked and under stress, but actually being pressured to forego time that they’re entitled to.

So says “The PTO Pressure Report” from Kimble Applications, which finds that not only have 47 percent of employees not taken as much PTO as they’re entitled to, 21 percent admit to having left more than five vacation days unused.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.

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