Hii to all,
I came to heard about some SABBATICALS PLANS
ROUGHLY I GOT MEANING AS LONG LEAVE OF EMPLOYEES
BUT I WANT SOME DETAIL INFORMATION AS
WHAT IS EXACTLY THE MEANING OF SABBATICALS........?
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THESE LONG LEAVE ALLOWED BY COMPANIES..????????
IS REALLY COMPANIES IN CORPORATE WORLD ARE ALLOWING & PLANING FOR SUCH LONG LEAVES FOR EACH & EVERY EMPLOYEE IN TODAYS COMPETITIVE, LONG WORKING HRS AGE........??
PLEASE HELP........!!!!!!!!!
THANKS & REGARDS,
YASHSWA
From India, Mumbai
1I came to heard about some SABBATICALS PLANS
ROUGHLY I GOT MEANING AS LONG LEAVE OF EMPLOYEES
BUT I WANT SOME DETAIL INFORMATION AS
WHAT IS EXACTLY THE MEANING OF SABBATICALS........?
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THESE LONG LEAVE ALLOWED BY COMPANIES..????????
IS REALLY COMPANIES IN CORPORATE WORLD ARE ALLOWING & PLANING FOR SUCH LONG LEAVES FOR EACH & EVERY EMPLOYEE IN TODAYS COMPETITIVE, LONG WORKING HRS AGE........??
PLEASE HELP........!!!!!!!!!
THANKS & REGARDS,
YASHSWA
From India, Mumbai
Hi,
A leave usually taken every seventh year, For more clear understanding "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims". For best Example Central Government is still following such procedures.
I am not sure weather the private organisations are following this procedures are not.
Regards,
Sridhar.B
From India, Hyderabad
A leave usually taken every seventh year, For more clear understanding "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims". For best Example Central Government is still following such procedures.
I am not sure weather the private organisations are following this procedures are not.
Regards,
Sridhar.B
From India, Hyderabad
hi,
This is the recent HR trend / practice being impelmented. It means employees are given a leave for a long period which depends on the tenure of service wherrby hje can go and expolre his area of liking / hobby and make a study/research whatever he thinks fit.
The return from sabatical makes him fresh and boost up from the monotonous and routine job
Ya, you will surely get detailed report of sabbaticals from the magazine Human captial - Oct'06 / Nov'06 edition
sushil
From India, Mumbai
This is the recent HR trend / practice being impelmented. It means employees are given a leave for a long period which depends on the tenure of service wherrby hje can go and expolre his area of liking / hobby and make a study/research whatever he thinks fit.
The return from sabatical makes him fresh and boost up from the monotonous and routine job
Ya, you will surely get detailed report of sabbaticals from the magazine Human captial - Oct'06 / Nov'06 edition
sushil
From India, Mumbai
Dear All,
I have some questions regarding this new trend in HR.
As per the explanation provided by other friends in the forum ,its a long leave given to a employee after a long tenure in the company.
1.Is there any specific no of days/month given to employees.
2.Is this a paid leave to the employee.
3. Does the company pay the employee for his study/research etc.
From India, Bangalore
I have some questions regarding this new trend in HR.
As per the explanation provided by other friends in the forum ,its a long leave given to a employee after a long tenure in the company.
1.Is there any specific no of days/month given to employees.
2.Is this a paid leave to the employee.
3. Does the company pay the employee for his study/research etc.
From India, Bangalore
Hi, I also have the above doubts in my mind. Please clarify the one who know about it. Regards, Thresia Paul
From United States, Sylmar
From United States, Sylmar
hi i would like to know whether this paractice is specific to any particular industry. Is it some sort of parctice for maintaining Work life balance? thank you
From India, Kochi
From India, Kochi
Dear Yashwa & All
As rightly mentione dby sushil, do read the Oct issue of Human Capital.
Regarding the queries ,
A sabbatical can be anything between 1 week to 2 years
A certain period of service (say 2-5 yrs) is required with the company
It depends on company policy ,but yes ,it is very much a paid leave.
Again depends on company policy,the course fees might be paid by the company (more often)
ThePurpose is recognising ones contribution ,motivation & energising them & giving employees break from monotony.
For long sabbaticals,they have to be well planned ,like charge handover n stuff.
Hope this info is of some help
Regards
Shobha Pandey
From India, Mumbai
As rightly mentione dby sushil, do read the Oct issue of Human Capital.
Regarding the queries ,
A sabbatical can be anything between 1 week to 2 years
A certain period of service (say 2-5 yrs) is required with the company
It depends on company policy ,but yes ,it is very much a paid leave.
Again depends on company policy,the course fees might be paid by the company (more often)
ThePurpose is recognising ones contribution ,motivation & energising them & giving employees break from monotony.
For long sabbaticals,they have to be well planned ,like charge handover n stuff.
Hope this info is of some help
Regards
Shobha Pandey
From India, Mumbai
Hi Yashswa & Others,
In furtherance towards a better work-life balance, Companies offer time off work in addition to their other types of leave. Sabbatical leave is a voluntary/planned arrangement between employers and their employees and can be paid, partly paid or, more commonly, unpaid, such that the employee maintains a lien on his job. Some other Companies have a structured way of offering qualifying employees this leave. The various conditions such as minimum years of services rendered, qualifying criteria, tenure of leave, payment of salary, etc. depending upon the respective HR policy of the Company.
Companies offer sabbatical leave for a variety of reasons: - because Companies want employees a recuperation time, most commonly for higher studies but also including take a long holiday, climb mountains, write a book or do some voluntary social work. It's a breathing space in which they can recharge their batteries and experience a different kind of life before they return refreshed.
The main purpose of sabbaticals is to offer employees an opportunity to take a break from the long hours and stress of office life. Sabbatical are perceived to carry many benefits for the employer some of which are:
- It provides opportunities for employee to acquire new
skills/education/knowledge. Some companies insist on formal reviews
to ensure you keep your knowledge and skill levels up to standard.
- It is a way of saving money when business is slack, temporary
downsizing. Few companies have resorted to mass sabbaticals,
strategically.
- It can be a reward for long, dedicated service rendered
- It can help prevent mid-career stress and burnouts
- It keeps an employee refreshed, creative and productive
- It is a means of controlling employee attrition and maintaining
employee motivation levels.
It's vital to remain an employee of the company during the break to ensure that one's service is counted as continuous upon re-joining. Any break in contract may not count in length-of-service pension and retiral contributions including PF, Superannuation and Gratuity.
Another reason for maintaining continuity is to protect an employee against redundancy while being away. Such employee will only have the same rights to redundancy payments as anyone else if he can prove two years' continuity of employment. Continuity of employment will not be protected if that continuity is broken.
There is no law in India that guarantees anyone an automatic right to be granted a sabbatical. This is a voluntary arrangement which is agreed between employers and employees based on established HR policy on this subject.
If an employee would like to ask for one under a policy, it pays to think through what he want in detail, so that he can approach his superior with a plan for a mutually beneficial arrangement, unless otherwise specified in the HR policy.
An employee would first need to decide how long he would like to take off and for what purpose with the prescribed ceiling defined under the policy. How will he make best use of the time to enhance his life?
Next, he would need to decide exactly what he want to achieve. What do he want to gain from the experience? The organization mostly looks for a complimentary benefit from such sabbatical leave.
Most organizations insist that the employee spell out the learning experiences that he will bring back to work, benefitting the organization. He accordingly needs to identify the benefits – including savings if the leave is unpaid - for the Company, if possible.
Some Companies insist that the employee will plan and organize how his leave can be organised with disruption of work, i.e., who will do his work while he is on leave.
If and when his sabbatical is agreed, he may, under the policy, need to:
Plan how he keeps in touch with his peers, superior, colleagues, subordinates and with what is happening in the industry
Agrees upon a programme of review meetings or emails, to ensure that the sabbatical is continuing as planned and to identify any problems while he stays in touch.
Decide how he shall organise his return to work, i.e. will he need a re-orientation/mentor or say, will he need re-training, etc.
Planned properly, sabbaticals are a valuable way of ensuring that an employee does not have to choose between going to work and having a life.
Progressive Companies, especially some IT Companies and even some brick-and-mortar Companies are known to have such a leave for its employees with their ambit of HR best practices.
Rahul Kumar
From India, New Delhi
In furtherance towards a better work-life balance, Companies offer time off work in addition to their other types of leave. Sabbatical leave is a voluntary/planned arrangement between employers and their employees and can be paid, partly paid or, more commonly, unpaid, such that the employee maintains a lien on his job. Some other Companies have a structured way of offering qualifying employees this leave. The various conditions such as minimum years of services rendered, qualifying criteria, tenure of leave, payment of salary, etc. depending upon the respective HR policy of the Company.
Companies offer sabbatical leave for a variety of reasons: - because Companies want employees a recuperation time, most commonly for higher studies but also including take a long holiday, climb mountains, write a book or do some voluntary social work. It's a breathing space in which they can recharge their batteries and experience a different kind of life before they return refreshed.
The main purpose of sabbaticals is to offer employees an opportunity to take a break from the long hours and stress of office life. Sabbatical are perceived to carry many benefits for the employer some of which are:
- It provides opportunities for employee to acquire new
skills/education/knowledge. Some companies insist on formal reviews
to ensure you keep your knowledge and skill levels up to standard.
- It is a way of saving money when business is slack, temporary
downsizing. Few companies have resorted to mass sabbaticals,
strategically.
- It can be a reward for long, dedicated service rendered
- It can help prevent mid-career stress and burnouts
- It keeps an employee refreshed, creative and productive
- It is a means of controlling employee attrition and maintaining
employee motivation levels.
It's vital to remain an employee of the company during the break to ensure that one's service is counted as continuous upon re-joining. Any break in contract may not count in length-of-service pension and retiral contributions including PF, Superannuation and Gratuity.
Another reason for maintaining continuity is to protect an employee against redundancy while being away. Such employee will only have the same rights to redundancy payments as anyone else if he can prove two years' continuity of employment. Continuity of employment will not be protected if that continuity is broken.
There is no law in India that guarantees anyone an automatic right to be granted a sabbatical. This is a voluntary arrangement which is agreed between employers and employees based on established HR policy on this subject.
If an employee would like to ask for one under a policy, it pays to think through what he want in detail, so that he can approach his superior with a plan for a mutually beneficial arrangement, unless otherwise specified in the HR policy.
An employee would first need to decide how long he would like to take off and for what purpose with the prescribed ceiling defined under the policy. How will he make best use of the time to enhance his life?
Next, he would need to decide exactly what he want to achieve. What do he want to gain from the experience? The organization mostly looks for a complimentary benefit from such sabbatical leave.
Most organizations insist that the employee spell out the learning experiences that he will bring back to work, benefitting the organization. He accordingly needs to identify the benefits – including savings if the leave is unpaid - for the Company, if possible.
Some Companies insist that the employee will plan and organize how his leave can be organised with disruption of work, i.e., who will do his work while he is on leave.
If and when his sabbatical is agreed, he may, under the policy, need to:
Plan how he keeps in touch with his peers, superior, colleagues, subordinates and with what is happening in the industry
Agrees upon a programme of review meetings or emails, to ensure that the sabbatical is continuing as planned and to identify any problems while he stays in touch.
Decide how he shall organise his return to work, i.e. will he need a re-orientation/mentor or say, will he need re-training, etc.
Planned properly, sabbaticals are a valuable way of ensuring that an employee does not have to choose between going to work and having a life.
Progressive Companies, especially some IT Companies and even some brick-and-mortar Companies are known to have such a leave for its employees with their ambit of HR best practices.
Rahul Kumar
From India, New Delhi
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