Yes, you read that right. FullContact, a technology start-up, announced a new vacation policy with a twist.

They’re paying employees $7,500 each to go offline. Literally, they want their talent to enjoy time off.

According to Inc., the policy is for a “paid, paid vacation” with one catch: The employee must disconnect from work completely.

The policy gives employees the money to pay for their trip away, as long as they completely disconnect from work. In the company’s blog, Bart Lorang, CEO, explained:

“If people know they will be disconnecting and going off the grid for an extended period of time, they might actually keep that in mind as they help build the company….At the end of the day, the company will improve.”

It’s that time of year — you know it too well. Vacation days are accumulating in the time bank and it’s summer so you might as well take them yet it’s hard to tear yourself away from the office.

According to Joe Robinson, founder of the Work to Live campaign and author of Work to Live, taking vacation is incredibly important.

He told The New York Post, “Vacations are as important as watching our cholesterol and getting exercise.”

Need proof? He pointed out in the piece that taking vacations decrease heart attack risk in men by 30 percent; women who take more than one vacation each year decrease that same risk by 50 percent. Read more

Let’s face it: We love modern technology. Smart phones, iPads, laptops — the works.

However, when you want to go on a well-deserved vacation, these little devices could become our nemesis. The looming question remains: How can you physically detach when your in box is merely one press of the button away?

According to Eileen Zimmerman, “Career Couch” columnist for The New York Times, it can be done.

In one column, Dawn Fay, a district president in the NYC office of Robert Half International recommends planning ahead. “Make a plan that covers what you intend to finish before you leave, as well as the tasks that will be handled each day you are gone and by whom, so everyone knows their responsibilities.” Read more