Career breaks and sabbaticals

New and updated

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer claim under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for an employee who was on unpaid leave before the scheme was announced?

• Type:

  How to

  How to manage career breaks

  Updated to reflect that the holiday pay reference period has changed for workers without normal working hours, effective from 6 April 2020.

• Date:

  10 March 2020

  Type:

  Case studies

  How the Metropolitan Police launched a returner programme for female police officers

  The Metropolitan Police Service talks to XpertHR about its women returner programme, which is encouraging female police officers to return to the force after a career break.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Career breaks contract clause

  A model contract clause to allow employees to take career breaks.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter agreeing to employee's request for career break

  A model HR letter to send to an employee when a career break has been agreed.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter declining employee's request for career break

  A model HR letter to inform an employee that their application for a career break has been rejected.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Sabbatical leave contract clause

  Revised to reflect current practice around sabbaticals, including examples of how long they might last and the differences between sabbaticals and career breaks.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Sabbatical leave policy

  Revised to reflect current practice around sabbaticals, including examples of how long they might last and the differences between sabbaticals and career breaks.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Career breaks policy

  Revised to reflect current practice around career breaks, including examples of how long they might last and the differences between career breaks and sabbaticals.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter agreeing to employee's request for sabbatical

  Revised to reflect current practice around sabbaticals, including further details on the terms of employment during sabbaticals, keeping in contact, and the return to work.