Unpaid Leave / sabbatical

[Fritz]

My partner and I are going down this line for a 6 month overland trip. We have one acceptance, and one pending on the approval front. Instead of reinventing the wheel, I thought we might move directly to the Hubb !

There are a few points that have come to mind regarding continuity of employment, pension rights, etc etc. I've been thinking about it all, but not actually pursued the issues as yet. Any of you good folks out there taken this line or are you all hardened "blow it all we're off" types ? (Might be myself depending on outcome of request !).

I prefer to be informed in advance and ask the questions, rather than be put on the spot ! It's a pretty unknown quantity even amongst employers, hence my search for information (tried searching the site and didn't come across anything on this subject).

If no one has experience of this, I will ensure I post the results of our experiences in case it is of help to others out there. (I know this option is open to more UK workers than previous - lets hope I'm one !)

If you have info from another nationalities point of view (seem to remember this approach has been popular with Australians for a lot of years) then it could be useful to other potential travellers - even if not us.

I look forward to any Reponses, thanks for your help in advance