Float encourages you to take time off as needed, up to 15 days in a calendar year. For your first calendar year at Float, PTO is accrued based on capacity + start-date and can be used as it's accrued. In your second calendar year at Float, your PTO is based on capacity alone and is available to use on January 1st each year. PTO does not carry over and for US employees, adheres to your state's employment laws.

Here's an example:

Jane starts in March 2021 and works 3 days out of 5 (60%) so she accrues vacation at .75 days a month (15 days * .60 divided by 12 months). Between March and December 2021, Jane will have 7.5 days (.75 * 10 months) of PTO that can be used in 2021 as it is accrued. In January of 2022, Jane will have access to her full 9 days (15 * .60) at any point in the year as it does not need to be accrued to use. Jane's unused vacation time does not carry over.

Your Manager approves your PTO. If you are located in the US, track & request your time in Justworks and record approved PTO in Float. If you are outside of the US, request time-off via Slack and track your approved time in Float. Reasonable requests are those with at least 10 business days' notice that have been verified by your department to ensure that there is coverage. Some departments require customer support coverage while other departments will require support around Cycle launches so approvals are based on those factors.

Here's a simple questionnaire you can use for PTO requests:

□ Is your time-off request at least 10 days in the future?

□ Have you checked your time-off with your team to ensure coverage and avoid conflicts?

□ Have you requested time-off with your Manager via Slack or Justworks (for those in the US)?

□ Have you recorded your approved time-off in Float?

Reach out to the Operations team if you have questions about PTO.