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Micro-retirements are on the rise. Here's what HR leaders need to know
Nearly one-third of UK adults consider one- to three-month career breaks to travel, recharge, and reset amid mid-life pressures, a study by Explore Worldwide reveals.
- Micro-Retirement is emerging as extended career breaks taken by employees to step back and reset while remaining employed, with mid- and later-life individuals showing varied likelihood across generations.
- Facing mid-life pressures such as ageing parents, relationship breakdowns, and burnout, many choose micro-retirements due to financial stability in midlife and health considerations for peak travel.
- Explore Worldwide's research shows a survey of 2,000 UK residents found one to three months is the ideal duration, with 29% considering a break and millennials 75% likely to consider micro-retirements.
- Travel companies are responding by launching Pura Aventura's Chile-Argentina overland trips and Celebrity Cruises' Grand Voyage, which runs until December 31, 2026, with capacity for 2,852 passengers.
- HR leaders should consider planning factors like time, energy and interests and use tools to align micro-retirement timing with employees' age, job situation and stress levels.
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