'Modernised policy' | Why Microsoft's 'unlimited leave' is a perk workers might not actually use

Microsoft employees can now take unlimited leave as one of the perks of their job, the company has announced.

As first reported by The Verge, the announcement was made in an email to employees by the tech giant’s Chief People Officer, Kathleen Hogan, who wrote: “How, when, and where we do our jobs has dramatically changed.

“And as we’ve transformed, modernizing our vacation policy to a more flexible model was a natural next step.”

The policy, which is being called “Discretionary Time Off,” will apply to all salaried US employees and will begin on January 16th.