Time Off & Benefits

Sabbatical

extended unpaid leave

What it means

An extended break from work, agreed with an employer, usually unpaid or funded through a working-time account built up in advance.

In practice

Some employers let you fund a Sabbatical by banking overtime into an Arbeitszeitkonto over the preceding year.

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