The £1.7bn 'career break penalty' for UK economy

A career break is inevitable for some; whether you’ve just started a family, have had to take time off to care for a loved one or just needed a sabbatical.

However, hiring managers still seem to frown at CV gaps.

In fact, the true cost of the challenges returning to the workplace has sets the UK back an estimated £1.7billion a year in lost economic output – BBC News reports.

And it’s not just the economy that faces a setback.