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Sabbatical

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resperin
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Sabbatical

Post by resperin »

For this privilege, does one have to be in the job for a minimum amount of time
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Re: Sabbatical

Post by PhilthyPhil »

2 years
alongjourneyhome
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Re: Sabbatical

Post by alongjourneyhome »

Are we all entitled to it, or is it down to management's discretion?
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Re: Sabbatical

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See here for the agreement...
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Re: Sabbatical

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alongjourneyhome wrote:Are we all entitled to it, or is it down to management's discretion?
Might sound like a good idea but there are drawbacks the biggest one is that they cannot guarantee you your old duty back, or even that you would go back to the same office.

As Postman suggests anyone thinking of doing it should read the agreement he has linked to make sure they know the benefits and pitfalls.
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resperin
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Re: Sabbatical

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So sabbatical wouldn't be available for those recently joined, could they let someone have special leave for 6 months :neutral: :pray