What you need to know
Taking time off — away from your job — is vital to being at your best. We support this by offering ample time off for all kinds of situations.
Personal Time Off (PTO)
PayPal provides vacation time consistent with the statutory requirements of 30 consecutive calendar days per year after 12 months of employment.
- Your PTO is prorated based on the number of days worked in a year
- You can take PTO after your one-year anniversary (probation period)
- You’ll receive a vacation bonus of one-third of a month's salary payable at the start of your PTO
How it works
You must use your PTO by the end of each anniversary year and at least one PTO period must be at least 14 days long. PTO options are:
- 3 PTO periods where 1 period is 14+ days and 2 periods are 5+ days
- 2 PTO periods where 1 period is 14+ days
- 1 PTO period (30 days)
PTO must begin at least 48 hours before a public holiday or your day of rest. You can't carry-over unused PTO, but you can receive payment for PTO that was not taken.
Vacation during your first year of employment
PTO must be earned so it cannot be taken during your first year of employment (probation period).
Employees needing to take PTO in advance of earning their time off should work with their manager to see if they may take an unpaid personal leave.
PTO requests are approved based on PayPal business needs. It’s important to give your manager as much advance notice as possible so they can make any adjustments required to cover your duties while you’re away. When requesting PTO:
- Give your manager a minimum of 30 days advance notice
- Make your request in Workday
- Take a minimum of 5 consecutive days at a time
- Be mindful that your PTO cannot start on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday or two days before holidays
Before you submit a PTO request, check your balance to ensure you have enough to meet your needs. All full-time employees can view their balances in Workday.
PTO payment options
There are three ways to receive PTO pay.
- PTO pay: While on vacation, you’re entitled to a PTO payment equal to one third of your monthly salary as a vacation bonus. This is in addition to your regular salary. You’ll automatically receive this payment when you request your vacation in Workday.
- Half of 13th Month Salary Time Off (Paid): You have the option to receive half of your 13th salary as part of your vacation pay. You can request this option in Workday when you request PTO.
- PTO Vacation Sell Time Off (Paid): You can sell up to 10 days of vacation. You can request this option in Workday when you request PTO.
Request PTO
Before you submit a PTO request, check your balance to ensure you have enough to meet your needs. Non-shift employees should review their balances in Workday.
You’ll also need to talk with your manager about your plans and give as much notice as possible (at least 30 days) so that your job duties can be covered while you’re out. We encourage you to do that before booking airplane tickets or booking travel plans.
Submit your PTO request using the appropriate system. Your manager will receive your PTO request and will approve or reject your request. Your manager will consider business needs, relevant circumstances, and how many hours of PTO you have accrued.
Notify your manager as soon as possible if your plans change. Your manager will need to adjust any work coverage plans made for your PTO. Then correct your PTO request in Workday or Genesys. Your manager will be notified of this correction.
Leaves of absence
Visit the Bridge (only accessible within the PayPal firewall) for additional information and guidelines for taking a leave of absence (LOA). A few things to keep in mind:
- Discuss your leave plans with your manager so he / she can plan business needs accordingly
- Submit your LOA request in Workday. You will see the leaves available to you. Select the appropriate LOA
- Submit the appropriate documents in Workday along with your initial request to avoid delays
- Your LOA request will be sent to your manager and HR Hub
Maternity leave
- You’re entitled to up to 120 consecutive days of maternity leave
- Your maternity leave can be extended for 60 days by the government program Empresa Cidadã. This extension is optional and must be requested in advance.
Please review the FAQs for Maternity and Adoption Leave.
Paternity time off
- You’re entitled to up to 5 consecutive days of paid paternity leave if you are the birth father of your child
- Your paternity leave can be extended for 15 days by the government program Empresa Cidadã. This extension is optional and must be requested in advance.
Please review FAQs for Paternity and Adoption Time Off.
Adoption
Maternity and adoption leave and extended adoption leave
- You’re entitled to up 120 consecutive days paid of maternity and adoption leave
- Maternity and adoption leave can be extended by the government program "Empresa Cidadã" for 60 days. This extension is optional and must be requested in advance, no later than the end of the first month after adoption (upon an extension request letter being granted immediately after taking regular maternity and adoption leave).
Paternity and adoption time off and extended adoption time off
- You are entitled to up to 5 consecutive days of paid paternity and adoption time off
- Paternity and adoption time off can be extended by the government program “Empresa Cidadã” for 15 days. This extension is optional and must be requested in advance, up to 2 business days after adoption, with a certificate of attendance in a parenting program or activity.
Please review the FAQs for Maternity and Adoption Leave and Paternity and Adoption Time Off.
Medical leave
- You can take up to 15 days of paid medical leave if you’re ill or have suffered a serious accident
- PayPal pays 100% of base salary for the first 15 calendar days of your illness
Short-term disability
- If you need to take more than 15 days of leave, you can claim Social Security (INSS) for the illness / accident benefit as long as you contributed to Social Security for at least 12 months. If you need to be out longer than 15 days, you can request short-term disability leave.
- From day 16 and on, you’re entitled to receive Social Security (INSS) for a short-term illness benefit as long as you contributed to Social Security for at least 12 months
Bereavement leave
Receive up to 20 consecutive business days of paid time off with regular base pay if your spouse, domestic partner, civil partner, child, stepchild, domestic partner’s child, or civil partner’s child passes away.
Receive up to 3 consecutive business days of paid time off with regular base pay if your parent, stepparent, grandparent, legal guardian, parent-in-law, sibling, or stepsibling passes away.
Receive up to 1 day of paid time off with regular base pay if your aunt, uncle, brother- or sister-in-law, daughter- or son-in-law, cousin, niece, or nephew passes away.
Your manager may approve an additional 2 days of paid time off if out-of-town travel is required to attend or plan services for your loved one.
Other types of time off and leaves
- Marriage time off: 3 paid consecutive days per event (based on your work schedule)
- Breastfeeding break: 2 paid special half-hour breaks per day for breastfeeding until the baby completes 6 months, unless the baby has health issues (manager and employee should agree on when the breaks will be taken)
- Blood donation time off: 1 paid day for blood donation
- Electoral enlistment time off: 2 paid days for each voting day worked and 2 paid days when you attend elections voting training
- Jury court time off: You’re paid for the hours needed to attend jury court sessions
- Medical time off for preventive cancer screening: 3 paid days for each 12-month period worked for preventive cancer screening medical consultations
- Medical time off for consultation of minor child or elderly parents: Up to 24 paid hours per semester (6 months) to accompany minor child or elderly parents in a medical consultation
- Medical time off for consultation during pregnancy for self: Pregnant employees are entitled to take the necessary paid time off from work to attend medical consultations and other complementary exams
- Medical time off for consultation during pregnancy for spouse or partner: Employees are entitled to take paid time off from work to accompany their spouse or partner for up to 6 medical consultations or complementary exams during pregnancy
- Military service: Employees may be entitled to take unpaid leave for military service