Employees twice as likely to take gap year
Wed 7 May 2008
06/05/2008
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Workers are twice as likely to take gap years as they were in 2003, research by American Express has revealed. It found almost a third (29 per cent) of Brits planned a break from their jobs in 2007 and more than a quarter (27 per cent) thought it was what they needed to re-energise and remotivate themselves. Chris Rolland, head of insurance services, advised: "As an increasing number of Brits take a break from working life to embark on a sabbatical or gap year, it is important they get the right type of gap year travel insurance to suit their needs." The study found more than one in five UK workers are feeling bored and disheartened and claimed they "are using travel to change the direction or fuel their career paths". Some employers support gap years as they offer employees new challenges and experiences, which they can then bring back to work. According to gap year travel company, seasonworkers.co.uk, more than 100,000 of us take a 12-month break from A-levels, university, or the office job every year.
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