“My firm is currently going through a redundancy process. As part of the process it has been made clear that the partners will consider ‘alternatives’ to redundancy such as people going on sabbatical or working a reduced week for reduced pay.
“Despite the assurance that anyone volunteering for a sabbatical will not run the increased risk of redundancy (presumably the fear being that if you volunteer, it looks like you are not committed to the firm) – does anyone think it is a good or bad idea to volunteer for such a sabbatical? What other considerations might there be?”
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