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- Career breaks - a break
from employment with an organisation, usually following maternity
leave. The contract of employment ceases but the individual
and organisation remain in contact at agreed intervals. The
individual has a set amount of time (say 1, 3 or 5 years)
during which they can decide whether or not to return to work,
although their job may not always be held open Career breaks
are increasingly being opened up to all employees including
non-parents to facilitate personal development.
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- Holiday purchase scheme - a scheme
that enables employees to buy an additional number of days’
holiday on top of their annual entitlement. The cost of a
day’s holiday will usually vary according to salary
and be taken out of an employee’s annual pay. There
is usually a limit to the number of days that can be bought.
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- Parental leave - leave that parents
or adoptive parents (both men and women) can take by law to
care for their child after its arrival or adoption. Employers
must allow parents to take the statutory minimum length of
unpaid leave, but some offer enhanced provisions, such as
paid leave.
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- Sabbatical - a period of unpaid leave
granted at intervals for rest, study or travel. Can also be
described as a career break, but is usually taken for reasons
of personal development (or perhaps health) rather than to
care for a child. Sabbaticals were originally granted only
to academics.
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- Unpaid leave - absence from work
for a set period of time, as agreed between the employer and
employee. The contract of employment remains in force but
salary stops. The employer and employee need to discuss whether
benefits, such as holiday accrual, continue or not.
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