Are career breaks a good system?

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Are career breaks a good system?

Are you planning a career break, or would you love the opportunity to take time away from your job, knowing that you have one to go back to? The career breaks offered in the civil service have come under criticism, after it emerged that one employee had been on leave for 12 years recently... But, are career breaks operating as a practical solution to childcare burdens that many are facing? Dr Clare Moriarty, Post Doctoral Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss.

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Are career breaks a good system?