Flexible working | Firm offers staff up to 12 weeks of 'life leave'

An Australian-based company has rolled out a new initiative where employees are offered between six to 12 weeks of ‘life leave’ – the Independent reports.

Accountancy firm Ernst & Young hopes that staff will take ‘life leave’, which is self-funded, to travel, work part-time or simply just enjoy the time off in one of two blocks of time across a year.

Other new incentives include term-time working and temporary part-time, which will all go into effect from April 1 2019.

EY Oceania’s People Partner Kate Hillman said: “Flexible work policies like this are necessary because of increased competition for talent,” the Independent reported.