Personal leave days are prorated based on capacity. You’re entitled to 5 paid personal days per year, primarily for sick days. These days can also be utilized for unforeseen disruptions, such as power outages or when you need to care for dependents. Given the unpredictable nature of these circumstances, we recommend scheduling your personal days in Float and notifying your team as early as possible.

You can also use your Quarterly Life Leave or Paid Time Off (PTO) options for planned self-care days. These are designed to allow you to take time off for rest and rejuvenation without dipping into your allocated personal days, primarily intended for unforeseen circumstances.

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Here's a simple checklist for Personal Leave requests

• [ ] Have you given your manager a heads-up via a DM on Slack?
• [ ] Have you requested the time off in Float?
• [ ] Have you inputted your approved Personal Leave in Rippling (for those in the US)?
• [ ] Have you set your Slack with an emoji or an “OOO” message and emoji indicating you're off?

<aside> 🤒 Personal leave differs slightly from other leave types as it's used for unforeseen circumstances, so we don't expect you to wait for approval. However, sending your manager and/or teammates a DM on Slack is best practice so they know you are offline.

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How to book your personal leave

🇺🇸  US Team Members booking Life Leave is a 2-step process:

1. Schedule the Personal Leave in Float
2. Add it to your Rippling profile.

🌏  Contractor Team Members booking Personal Leave is a 1-step process:

1. Schedule the Personal Leave in Float

<aside> 💡 Have questions about Personal Leave? No worries, send your manager or Sarah a DM on Slack.

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