Employee Paid Time Off Policies for Delaware Employers

Paid time off, or leave, across vacation days, sick days, and holidays is an important component of an employer's benefit package in Delaware. The rules for paid time off, or leave, differ by company size and may change at the state level. Designing the appropriate plan for your unique employee group might help improve retention and recruitment.

Should Delaware Employers Offer Consolidated Paid Time Off Plans?

The first key factor is whether you want to provide a consolidated leave package or not. A consolidated leave plan provides a single amount of time for employees to take off work. Because workers without unified leave packages typically have special leave policies for different reasons, the practice has been moving towards consolidated plans. Consolidated leave packages are available in 39% of businesses in Delaware.

Paid time off (PTO) plans provide both employees employers more freedom. Employees gain additional freedom when they use a consolidated leave plan, which combines both sick and personal days. This gives employers greater flexibility while also allowing them to benefit from it. At five years of service in Delaware, the average number of leave days in a consolidated plan is 23, whereas vacation only policies provide 16 days after ten years of service. The average for consolidated leave plans is 26 days at ten years, but 19 days on a paid vacation policy.

Do Delaware Employers have to Offer Paid Vacation?

The majority of employers give paid vacation as part of a combined leave plan or as a separate plan. Employers in Delaware offer paid vacation 85% of the time. This is typically industry dependent, such as an hourly employee at a store compared to a technology firm. Download our Mployer Insights report to see how your industry compares with others across Delaware.

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