How Your Time Off Benefits Your Employer

Using all the days off you have makes you healthier, reducing your risk of heart disease, stress, and depression, and leads to better relationships within your own family as well as increased satisfaction with your social life. What's that got to do with your employer, though? What do they care whether your personal life is happy and healthy? Well, actually — taking time off work regularly doesn't just benefit you in the private sphere, but also at work. Your employer certainly cares about that. 

Why Don't We Take More Time Off?

One survey of Baltimore, Maryland workers who had the right to paid leave offered some telling insights into the reasons more Americans don't make use of the time off they they are entitled to, that they earned, that they indeed deserve. Though 94 percent of those surveyed said they knew why taking time off was important, 41 percent still said they weren't planning on using all of their paid leave. Why? Most thought they were irreplaceable, the only ones who could do their job, while many also feared returning to a huge pile of work that would leave them more overwhelmed than they were before taking time off. 

What Does Your Employer Really Think About You Taking Time Off?

It's sad that workers don't make use of the paid leave they're entitled to, in part because your employer may not necessarily feel the way you think they do about your time off! Those workers who take time off regularly have a more positive attitude towards their jobs, and are more likely to be loyal to their employers. What's more, rested workers are more motivated, showing increased productivity and performance. Employers know this all too well — 91 percent of senior business leaders are aware that workers who take time off come back to their jobs feeling recharged and renewed, ready to deliver the results their employers are hoping for. 

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Taking time of benefits your mental and physical health. It benefits your family life and your relationships with your children. Still feel guilty about asking for a day off? Just remember that it benefits your productivity and motivation at work too, having a direct positive impact on your employer's bottom line. Time off — take it, because it's a win-win for everyone.