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An unlimited vacation policy is an arrangement in which a company sets no fixed cap on the number of paid days off staff may take, provided their work still gets done. The intention is that trusting employees to manage their own time will reduce stress and reward results rather than attendance. Supporters present it as a well-meaning step that treats staff as responsible adults.

A growing number of Canadian firms have adopted the idea, yet opinion among managers remains sharply divided. According to Grace Lemieux, a team lead at a Vancouver software company, "Unlimited vacation might as well be called 'unlimited uncertainty.' With no set number of days, most people take fewer, not more, because nobody wants to look like the one who is always away.

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1An unlimited vacation policy is best described as
Aan idea on which managers remain divided.
Ba plan that caps the number of paid days off.
Ca reward for long hours at a desk.
Dan arrangement offered in return for lower pay.
2Grace Lemieux believes that, in practice, the policy often leads staff to
Ademand more days unfairly.
Brelax more freely at their desks.
Ctake fewer days than before.
Dleave the company sooner.
3Rajiv Menon suggests that offering the policy is usually
Aa signal that the company trusts its staff.
Ba sign the company doubts its staff.
Cthe simpler way of working people harder.
Da policy he has never seen succeed.
4According to Menon, the main barrier in many workplaces is
Aa culture that quietly rewards long hours.
Bthe policy that staff are asked to follow.
Cthe cost of paying out unused days.
Dthat senior management decides too slowly.
5Bergeron's advice mainly suggests that employees should
Ademand unlimited leave from the start.
Bmeasure their worth by days at a desk.
Cask their manager for fewer duties.
Dtake active steps to manage their own time.
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