The 2020 election season has been volatile, but the one theme that breaks through the chaos is how important it is to go out and vote.
Election Day is not a guaranteed day off for all employees. Each state has different statutes for paid time off on Election Day, but there is more employers can do to encourage employees to head to the polls in November.
Read More:
SAP, a multinational software corporation that makes enterprise software, is actively encouraging its employees to take the time to vote in general elections this year. SAP supports the Time to Vote and Civic Alliance initiatives, nonpartisan business coalitions that are designed to get companies to help increase voter turnout and recruit employees to volunteer at the polls.
“Our democracy works best when all of us participate, which is why we’re giving our employees the flexibility and time needed to go out and cast their ballots this year,” says Dan Healey, head of human resources at SAP North America. “No one should have to choose between voting and earning a paycheck.”
Read More:
As part of its initiative, SAP has put together a list of policies and actions it and other employers can undertake to accommodate voters and get their employees to the polls.
