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Savvy About Sabbaticals

An occasional day off can be very rewarding, so just think of the impact a few months off with pay, namely, a sabbatical, would have. This can be a perfect reward for employees who reach long-term milestones with your company, such as a 10th anniversary.

A sabbatical is the ultimate way to recognize and reward employee loyalty and performance. With growing numbers of employees seeking a better balance between work lives and personal lives, a sabbatical provides a unique opportunity for employees to spend quality time and quantity time with the significant others and significant interests in their personal lives.

When employees take off this amount of time, they not only relax and recharge their batteries, they also clear their heads of corporate cobwebs that may have been limiting their perspective and restricting their ability to think outside the box. As a result, they return to work feeling reenergized, reinvigo-rated, and rewarded.