Love Island | What HR should consider when staff go on reality TV

Last year, a Love Island contestant burnt bridges with her previous employer after it was revealed that she gave just one day of notice before quitting her job to go on the show.

Samira Mighty worked as part of the Dreamgirls cast at London’s Savoy Theatre but quickly quit her role leaving her employer in the lurch before jetting off to Majorca.

With this year’s Love Island series in full swing, HR Grapevine caught up with an employment lawyer to discuss employees taking extended career breaks to go on reality TV and what employers should know before making a decision.

Alison Weatherhead, Partner at Dentons law firm told HR Grapevine that employers must consider various factors when assessing whether to grant employees an extended leave request to go on reality TV.