If you run the business well, an employee being gone for 6 months is going to be fine - even when you are an amazing employee. You, as a business, should plan o

If you run the business well, an employee being gone for 6 months is going to be fine - even when you are an amazing employee. You, as a business, should plan on it. I mean, if doctors offices and hospitals can get through these periods (and do, in countries that give leave to everyone), then so can most other businesses. Temporary employment for educated people exists.