Research: The Transformative Power of Sabbaticals

In recent years, the number of employers offering sabbaticals has grown exponentially. In addition, many more workers, especially employees in managerial and professional roles, are taking their own unpaid sabbaticals when their organizations fail to offer them. Both groups need to know: What are the major benefits of a sabbatical? And how can a sabbatical be structured to maximize its benefits? Research shows that there are three types of sabbaticals people take, for different reasons and with different outcomes. Further, organizations looking to motivate and retain employees can smartly incorporate sabbaticals into their offerings.