Racheyleigh

Well I tried and failed! I asked for a years sabbatical and was refused and offered 3 months maximum....well, I can't travel round australia in 3 months so I guess that's me risking it and leaving my job just after Xmas! Wish me luck

From what I've learnt, you can come and go as you please but your 2nd year will still stand and will run out 2nd July 2015. I believe if you cancel it then you can't reapply as you only get one shot at it. Sorry!

Hopefully you don't mean a full tour of Oz?.......

Im in the same position! But I've come to agree with the cliché that life is too short so you should take the plunge and go! Is taking a sabbatical an option for you?

Hia, me an my other half are pretty much in the exact same position. Absolutely terrified of leaving our stable jobs here for a year or so adventure! Good luck and I'll keep an eye on this post

Thanks for the advice guys. To apply for a sabbatical I have to hand in my letter 6 months prior leaving so I guess we will see soon. Either way, I'm going! It's too good a chance to pass up on and will regret it in years too come when I'm too old to apply! X

The company DOES have a company policy but as always it has to be 'discussed and agreed upon by the HR team and the line managers' and you must show how it would benefit THEM to grant me a sabbatical. I think I'm just terrified of not being granted one, leaving my job, and then then returning back after our WHV being 30 and having no job to come back to! But then would I really give up the opportunity of a lifetime? I doubt it!

Hi everyone, I'm 28 and have been in my current job for 6 years as the head of department for a chain of coffee shops in a popular holiday village. After visiting family last year in Sydney, me and my partner are desperate to go on a WHV. I really want to try and get a sabbatical from work for my own piece of mind and security so I will have a job to return to. I know of a couple of people within my company that have successfully applied for a sabbatical and wanted to know the best way to try and ensure one! I know that I will have to show how it will be beneficial to the company.... Any thoughts or advice? thank you x

As far as I've been made aware of, as long as you apply and travel BEFORE you turn 31 then there's no problem!

Ditto!!!