More employers are offering sabbaticals as a way to boost employee wellbeing and improve staff retention, according to experts.
A new poll shared with The Guardian by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) reveals that more than half (53%) of managers said their firm offered sabbatical leave, compared with 29% who said they did not.
In the public or charity sector, the leave was more likely to be available (62% of managers said it was offered) compared with the private sector (44%).
Some 80% of younger managers under 55 said sabbatical leave was important for employers to offer, compared with 72% of people over this age.
Sabbaticals offer benefits to employees and employers alike, said CMI director of policy Anthony Painter.
He said companies were “doubling their efforts to boost staff retention” in a “competitive job market”.
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