I am writing this from a seaside cafe on the Greek island of Paxos. I’ve just ordered a freddo cappuccino. My husband, Rahul, is sitting across from me engrossed in a book. Our itinerary for the ...

Michael Vuong, head of project management at fashion specialist BrandAlley, has worked hard to reach the top of his profession. However, he recognizes that people who succeed in business also enjoy ...

What if you could take a month — or more — off work and still get paid for it? We’re not talking about vacation days, but instead, paid sabbaticals. Originally, sabbaticals were most commonly given to ...

With employee burnout driving high turnover, a growing number of firms offer paid or partially paid leave, but careful thought needs to go into designing and implementing how health coverage and 401(k ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. A recent survey by MyPerfectResume found a staggering 88% ...

Editor’s note: "Take a Sabbatical Over Early Retirement" is part nine of a series on how to retire early and the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement. Part One is How to Retire Early ...

On her sabbatical from work, Debra Suh watched her kids and husband play in the Hawaiian waves while her parents relaxed with their books on the shore. Her father, a survivor of domestic abuse, had ...

The sabbatical is a popular workplace benefit, and it doesn't come at a great cost to employers. Yet, at Uber, eligibility restrictions just got tighter, and that might motivate other large employers ...