UnPaid Leave at work

[Rags]

Has anyone done this to go travelling?

Why would a company allow you to do this as they would still need to employ someone to cover you....

Interested to know.

[Broccers]

Can I look after your CSL when you go ?

Your job peeing you off Rags ?

[shirt]

ask HR.

we are allowed upto 12mth career break but you have to apply for it, have boss's permission etc.

don't know anyone who's done it so no other help i'm afraid.



ETA - i do know someone who has done it, but not the same company.

my mate who's a civil engineer took a 12mth break from his firm to go travelling. they held the job open [big firm, always recruiting] and even said they could get him work in oz should he end up staying there. nice work if you can get it!

Edited by shirt on Wednesday 22 October 16:16

[Mr E]

My mate did sort of. Resigned, buggered off for a year travelling. Came back.

Rang his old employer, and they took him back with a promotion.....

Jammy sod.

[southendpier]

Rags said:

Has anyone done this to go travelling?

Why would a company allow you to do this as they would still need to employ someone to cover you....

Interested to know.

It depends if they have done it before for other employees really, most employee/work relationships are based on this because of discrimination - you would be discriminated against if they HAD done this before but could not give you a good reason why they would not let you do it.

If not then I think you have got no hope to be fair. Resign do your thing and then reapply for a job.

TBH I think it's a bit cheeky leaving a job and expecting them to hold it for you!

[Davi]

southendpier said:

TBH I think it's a bit cheeky leaving a job and expecting them to hold it for you!

Can be beneficial to some companies though - if they have a high turnover of staff due to work type a break with a return can be cheaper!

[Liszt]

southendpier said:

Rags said:

Has anyone done this to go travelling?

Why would a company allow you to do this as they would still need to employ someone to cover you....

Interested to know.

It depends if they have done it before for other employees really, most employee/work relationships are based on this because of discrimination - you would be discriminated against if they HAD done this before but could not give you a good reason why they would not let you do it.

If not then I think you have got no hope to be fair. Resign do your thing and then reapply for a job.

TBH I think it's a bit cheeky leaving a job and expecting them to hold it for you!

Not always, saves the company a years salary, the employee gets a break "to develop", someone else can be given an opportunity to shine. In a small, lean company I can see this being a problem, but most companies have enough fat to enable this.

Has to be by agreement, ie "I want 12 months to travel the world and stick the bark back onto trees in the Amazon" is a great life experience. "I want 12 months off to shag my way through the local high school" probably not going to be a win-win scenario

[matt12023]

Got my mate a job at my current employer, he wasnt keen to move from contract to full time as had been planning to travel for 6 months in the near future. They where keen to have him so stipulated in the job offer that he can have 6 months off unpaid next year. If they are keen to keep you they'll sometimes go for it

[edwardsje]

Rags said:

Has anyone done this to go travelling?

Why would a company allow you to do this as they would still need to employ someone to cover you....

Interested to know.

In our case because we had a lot of people resigning to go on extended holidays as they had sufficient £ in their pockets after paying off student loans etc.

They're going to go anyway, and with a Career Break, we stand a good chance of getting them and their skills back.

[GreenDog]

It's offered in my company because it effectively reduces the headcount which in the current climate can be a good thing. As said above it can work in a larger company but I'd imagine not in a small place. Oh, and they continue to pay their contrubution to your pension whilst you're away

[southendpier]

Liszt said:

southendpier said:

Rags said:

Has anyone done this to go travelling?

Why would a company allow you to do this as they would still need to employ someone to cover you....

Interested to know.

It depends if they have done it before for other employees really, most employee/work relationships are based on this because of discrimination - you would be discriminated against if they HAD done this before but could not give you a good reason why they would not let you do it.

If not then I think you have got no hope to be fair. Resign do your thing and then reapply for a job.

TBH I think it's a bit cheeky leaving a job and expecting them to hold it for you!

Not always, saves the company a years salary, the employee gets a break "to develop", someone else can be given an opportunity to shine. In a small, lean company I can see this being a problem, but most companies have enough fat to enable this.

Has to be by agreement, ie "I want 12 months to travel the world and stick the bark back onto trees in the Amazon" is a great life experience. "I want 12 months off to shag my way through the local high school" probably not going to be a win-win scenario

Why would you save a years salary? If there is no job to do or it could be done by others in the same team you are redundant. If the job needs doing and another person needs to be employed you have saved nothing.

Q. Do you want to work here?
A. err Yes.
Q Well stick to your contract of employment then - the one you agree to.

You let one do it and they'll all be buggering off, then you have to make judgement calls on how valid their reason for a year off. Say the year off is to stick Bark on Trees in the Amazon? after 3 weeks Joe gets bored, moved home and then spend 11 months getting his dick wet.. poasting about it of facespace, still expects his job back does he?

[edwardsje]

southendpier said:

Liszt said:

southendpier said:

Rags said:

Has anyone done this to go travelling?

Why would a company allow you to do this as they would still need to employ someone to cover you....

Interested to know.

It depends if they have done it before for other employees really, most employee/work relationships are based on this because of discrimination - you would be discriminated against if they HAD done this before but could not give you a good reason why they would not let you do it.

If not then I think you have got no hope to be fair. Resign do your thing and then reapply for a job.

TBH I think it's a bit cheeky leaving a job and expecting them to hold it for you!

Not always, saves the company a years salary, the employee gets a break "to develop", someone else can be given an opportunity to shine. In a small, lean company I can see this being a problem, but most companies have enough fat to enable this.

Has to be by agreement, ie "I want 12 months to travel the world and stick the bark back onto trees in the Amazon" is a great life experience. "I want 12 months off to shag my way through the local high school" probably not going to be a win-win scenario

Why would you save a years salary? If there is no job to do or it could be done by others in the same team you are redundant. If the job needs doing and another person needs to be employed you have saved nothing.

Q. Do you want to work here?
A. err Yes.
Q Well stick to your contract of employment then - the one you agree to.

You let one do it and they'll all be buggering off, then you have to make judgement calls on how valid their reason for a year off. Say the year off is to stick Bark on Trees in the Amazon? after 3 weeks Joe gets bored, moved home and then spend 11 months getting his dick wet.. poasting about it of facespace, still expects his job back does he?

You are an HR Manager AICMFP

[southendpier]

edwardsje said:

southendpier said:

Liszt said:

southendpier said:

Rags said:

Has anyone done this to go travelling?

Why would a company allow you to do this as they would still need to employ someone to cover you....

Interested to know.

It depends if they have done it before for other employees really, most employee/work relationships are based on this because of discrimination - you would be discriminated against if they HAD done this before but could not give you a good reason why they would not let you do it.

If not then I think you have got no hope to be fair. Resign do your thing and then reapply for a job.

TBH I think it's a bit cheeky leaving a job and expecting them to hold it for you!

Not always, saves the company a years salary, the employee gets a break "to develop", someone else can be given an opportunity to shine. In a small, lean company I can see this being a problem, but most companies have enough fat to enable this.

Has to be by agreement, ie "I want 12 months to travel the world and stick the bark back onto trees in the Amazon" is a great life experience. "I want 12 months off to shag my way through the local high school" probably not going to be a win-win scenario

Why would you save a years salary? If there is no job to do or it could be done by others in the same team you are redundant. If the job needs doing and another person needs to be employed you have saved nothing.

Q. Do you want to work here?
A. err Yes.
Q Well stick to your contract of employment then - the one you agree to.

You let one do it and they'll all be buggering off, then you have to make judgement calls on how valid their reason for a year off. Say the year off is to stick Bark on Trees in the Amazon? after 3 weeks Joe gets bored, moved home and then spend 11 months getting his dick wet.. poasting about it of facespace, still expects his job back does he?

You are an HR Manager AICMFP

Nearly but fortunately not. I do have to deal with these situations for extended holidays...they are a pain.

[SimonV8ster]

Is it going to develop you in a way that is going to help the company or are you going to come back with a bloody good sun tan and bang on about how you did f*ck all for a year ??!!