{"id":21477,"date":"2026-01-08T13:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/brilliant-for-work-life-balance-how-britain-is-embracing-the-workation\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:37:16","slug":"brilliant-for-work-life-balance-how-britain-is-embracing-the-workation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/brilliant-for-work-life-balance-how-britain-is-embracing-the-workation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Brilliant for work-life balance\u2019: how Britain is embracing the \u2018workation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research finds growing trend of employers letting employees work remotely to free up more holiday time<\/p>\n

Katherine first caught the bug when she visited Australia a couple of years ago. The flights were expensive, and it was a once in a lifetime opportunity, so she asked her manager if she could extend the trip by two weeks, and work remotely from her friend\u2019s house.<\/p>\n

That was her first taste of a \u201cworkation\u201d \u2013 combining working with a holiday \u2013 and she loved it. She now regularly arranges petsitting in different places so she can visit family, friends and new cities for long weekends without spending extra.<\/p>\n

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\nResearch finds growing trend of employers letting employees work remotely to free up more holiday time
\nKatherine first caught the bug when she visited Australia a couple of years ago. The flights were expensive, and it was a once in a lifetime opportunity, so she asked her manager if she could extend the trip by two weeks, and work remotely from her friend\u2019s house.
\nThat was her first taste of a \u201cworkation\u201d \u2013 combining working with a holiday \u2013 and she loved it. She now regularly arranges petsitting in different places so she can visit family, friends and new cities for long weekends without spending extra. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Research finds growing trend of employers letting employees work remotely to free up more holiday time Katherine first caught the bug when she visited Australia a couple of years ago. The flights were expensive, and it was a once in a lifetime opportunity, so she asked her manager if she could extend the trip by …<\/p>\n

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