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Relationships | Should employees get 'heartbreak leave'?

Should employees get 'heartbreak leave'?

Over the last few years, employers have given employees the opportunity for different types of leave. Take BrewDog for example. Employees are given up to one week’s paid ‘pawternity leave’ to help settle in their furry friends.

Additionally, the brewing company Molson Coors launched a new initiative last year giving its UK and Ireland-based employees paid ‘Life Leave’.

This initiative gives staff two extra weeks of paid leave to account for life’s unexpected and ‘important moments’.

Earlier this month, a panel on Good Morning Britain discussed whether break-ups warranted some time off work.

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