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Taking a sabbatical
You may receive a poor response from your employer if you request
a sabbatical from work because what you are actually asking for is
an extra long holiday. However, sabbaticals can not only have a positive
effect on an employee but also on the employer and it may not bring
so much disruption to the company as first thought!
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What is a sabbatical?
When a sabbatical is agreed between you and your employer, you are
granted extended leave, beyond your normal holiday entitlement. This
may be paid or unpaid depending on your circumstances and many other
factors and in the end it will depend on your company policies and
your boss's decision.
If you are to take the time off for development and training, you
may find that your employer will continue to pay for a proportion
of your salary. If you however, have your own reasons for taking
time off, it is likely to be unpaid (if you are allowed to take
it.)
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Why may you decide to take a sabbatical?
· You may have always wanted to do some travelling and this
is one of the most common reasons for taking sabbaticals.
· You may wish to do further courses, training or development
to increase your skills and experiences as well as just taking some
extra time off for relaxing from the office.
· You may wish to give yourself a boost and take time off to
refresh yourself. When you return your productivity will increase.
· Your employer may actually reward you with extra time off
due to long service at the company.
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Your employment rights
You must check how the time you take off for your sabbatical may affect
your continuous service. And if it does affect it, some of your benefits
may be affected too.
You may also want to consider some obvious things, such as; can you
afford to take the time off? What will be the effect to the company
when you are on leave? Will you be able to cover your work whilst
off? Will you commit to returning to your employer?
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What are the positives to taking a sabbatical?
You may think that if you take a year or an extended period of time
off work that it will be very difficult to return. And you may think
that your boss would never say yes and that the company would fall
apart without you. But, there are plenty of good things that come
out of taking a sabbatical that need to be considered...
· Learn and develop new skills and experiences
· Relax, recoup, redevelop yourself and take a needed and
deserved break
· Increase in productivity on return - ultimately benefiting
your company
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Not all companies will be as happy to allow sabbaticals as others
and smaller companies will find it harder to grant them due to money
restrictions and cover. Just because you want to take a sabbatical,
you may not necessarily be granted one. You need to carefully consider
the pros and cons and approach your employer in the way that they
deal with such requests. Make sure you have enough benefits and
advantages as to why you should take the time off and show that
you are committed to returning to work.
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