Soft shackles, dog bones, T-fittings and more, are but only some of the many ways to connect ropes to sails. Here are the ...

One of my friends shared the absolute worst paid time off plan I have ever seen. The plan is “unlimited” PTO, but there’s a catch. To get your PTO approved, you have to explain what you are doing, how ...

Nearly one in four U.S. workers (23%) didn’t take a single vacation day last year, even though most have paid time off. Although 82 % of workers report having PTO, many use very little: 42% took just ...

A large number of Americans are using PTO to sleep rather than take a vacation, according to a new report. An Amerisleep.com survey of more than 1,200 Americans revealed that 37 percent used vacation ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

Kyocera AVX has released the new 9288-000 Series self-mating wire-to-wire (WTW) and wire-to-board (WTB) connectors for lighting and industrial applications. These new connectors enable easy and ...

One benefit that’s been disappearing from job postings lately isn’t “summer Fridays” or fully remote work. It’s unlimited paid time off. There has been a notable decline in U.S. employment listings on ...

Bolt's CEO said he's ending unlimited PTO at the company. CEO Ryan Breslow said undefined PTO policies mean "the good ones don't take PTO" and "the bad ones take too much." Instead, Bolt employees ...

If there's one experience binding tech users together, it's trying to plug in a USB cable or device. Somehow, it's never oriented correctly the first time, and after the panic of realizing you've been ...

In many companies that have a unified PTO policy, employees don't separately accumulate sick days, vacation days and other types of sick leave, as they work at the company. Instead, over time they are ...

Erika Ebsworth-Goold is a St. Louis-based freelance journalist specializing in travel, wellness, lifestyle, and parenting. Her work has appeared in publications including TravelAwaits, Fodor's, and ...