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Add part about sabbatical to the PTO handbook

Gosia Ksionek requested to merge mk-offer-sabbatical-as-paid-time-off into master

Why is this change being made?

I would like to propose adding "SABBATICAL" to our paid time off policy.

Sabbaticals are offered by numerous companies: example, example, example - according to the 2018 Employee Benefits raport, it was offered by 5% of the companies (page 24).

The advantages of sabbaticals:

  • Improved employee retention
  • Opportunities to train new leaders (succession planning under stress)
  • Increased creativity and innovation
  • A more well-rounded, satisfied workforce
  • Reduces cost of employee turnover Source

I think sabbatical can also be a great tool to fight burn-out, which is a huge topic in post-pandemic world (for example, it was discussed multiple times in Women TMRG).

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