Commentary: Does the pandemic make it harder to take long stretches of annual leave?

about companies that adjusted their leave policies because employees were struggling to clear their leave since being unable to travel for leisure.

When the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force announced on Thursday that Singapore would launch its firstwith Germany and Brunei on Sep 8, my social media feed was filled with excited updates from friends mentally planning their next trip. While it’s unrealistic to save my leave until Malaysia reopens for international leisure travel, the allure of travel is understandable. With travel, our daily environment is markedly different, enforcing at least a physical escape from work, if not a mental one.But WFH means we remain in the same space that we work on leave, making it harder to detach from work.

For one, there’s no need to take a large chunk at once, even though this may have been our norm before the pandemic. But rather than wait for policymakers or employers to decide what’s best for us, perhaps we can experiment with this idea ourselves. Moreover, taking a day off on a constant basis, rather than accumulating leave only to take a few weeks at once, might give you something to look forward to regularly and help mental wellbeing in the long term.Alternatively, consider this radical approach: We don’t need to have a purpose for taking leave.

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