Duke University Health System announced a new policy cutting paid time off for new hires and curbing its usage for current employees Aug. 19.
Employees hired after Jan. 1, 2026, will see a reduction in the number of paid time off (PTO) days they receive compared to peers already employed at DUHS. Currently, non-salaried employees that have been at the health system for under four years earn 30 PTO days annually. Those working for four to nine years earn 35 days, while hires working for over nine years earn 40.
The new policy cuts the number of PTO days employees earned in all tiers and adds more tiers, which ultimately means that employees must now work 15 years, not nine, to reach the maximum 40 PTO days per year…