Encourage employees to use vacation time.
Retain | Work-Life Integration
"Take care of your employees, and they'll take care of your business." — Richard Branson
Objective
Empower facilitators to guide employees past the burnout threshold by proactively establishing vacation boundaries, unlocking a culture of sustained energy, retention, and balance.
Facilitation Strategies:
• Set up a "Vacation Pledge" whiteboard on site during Construction Inclusion Week where crew members post their scheduled time-off goals for the year.
• Distribute hard-hat stickers featuring QR codes that link directly to the company's PTO booking portal and self-care resources.
• Host a toolbox talk focused on shift handover protocols, ensuring workers can fully disconnect without worrying about project coverage.
• Establish a "PTO Accountability Buddy" system among crew members to encourage each other to use their earned leave without guilt.
• Distribute hard-hat stickers featuring QR codes that link directly to the company's PTO booking portal and self-care resources.
• Host a toolbox talk focused on shift handover protocols, ensuring workers can fully disconnect without worrying about project coverage.
• Establish a "PTO Accountability Buddy" system among crew members to encourage each other to use their earned leave without guilt.
