Unlimited holiday could free staff

I listened to a very interesting discussion on the BBC about Seattle-based company Social Strata granting its employees as much paid leave as they want, whenever they want. Much of the approach to the coverage, including an interview with an employment lawyer, seemed to look at this as an almost fantastical way of running a business. I had hoped to hear more about the business reasons behind this decision, and what improvements in employee engagement Social Strata expected to see as they build a culture of freedom. Another example of this bold move is the Silicon Valley firm Netflix, who scrapped its formal holiday policy to balance as they say “freedom and responsibility”.