HR Chat: Managing PTO

Your business offers employees 10 days of paid time off (PTO) each year, with the condition that all PTO requests must be approved by the employee’s manager. One employee has had three consecutive PTO requests denied, which has led to growing frustration and a perception of unfair treatment, especially in comparison to colleagues whose requests have been approved. Given that granting the requested time off would cause undue hardship to the business, are you still obligated to approve the PTO?

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