The education sector has found a way to make it more or less work, though of course many teachers/professors/school staff work through the summer (but not neces

The education sector has found a way to make it more or less work, though of course many teachers/professors/school staff work through the summer (but not necessarily on their academic year duties). It helps that the rest of society has an expectation that students and teachers will have summers "off," so supporting industries can work around that particular schedule. You might want to consider aligning the mandated sabbaticals you mention with school breaks.