Guidance

Employment Break Scheme

This policy recognises that employees may wish to take a break from their substantive employment and provides a means of facilitating this.

1 January 2020

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Suggested citation

NHS Wales (2020), Employment Break Scheme.

Contact: Andrew Davies
Theme: Workforce
Keywords: Capacity and performance
Region: NHS Wales Employers
Publisher: NHS Wales

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