How to Turn 27 Days Holidays into 59 Glorious Days Off Work (2025)!
Get Clever with Your Annual Leave Holidays in 2025
Picture this: lounging on a beach, mocktail in hand, while your colleagues are stuck in yet another Monday morning meeting. Sounds dreamy, right? Well, with a bit of strategic planning, you can make this a reality. Most full-time employees in the UK are entitled at least 28 days of paid annual leave/holidays each year and this includes bank holidays. But here’s the secret sauce – by booking your leave around bank holidays, you can turn those 27 days of annual leave into a whopping 59 days off work!
Here’s how you can outsmart the system:
April – Easter Extravaganza
April brings not one, but two bank holidays this year: Good Friday (April 18) and Easter Monday (April 21). By booking just eight days off around these dates, you can kick back and relax for a total of 16 days (weekends included)! Here’s the plan:
- Monday, April 14
- Tuesday, April 15
- Wednesday, April 16
- Thursday, April 17
- Tuesday, April 22
- Wednesday, April 23
- Thursday, April 24
- Friday, April 25
May – May Your Holidays Be Long
May is another golden opportunity with two bank holidays: early May Bank Holiday (May 5) and Spring Bank Holiday (May 26). By using just eight days of annual leave, you can enjoy a fantastic 18 days off. Yes, you read that right. Here’s how to do it:
- Tuesday, May 6
- Wednesday, May 7
- Thursday, May 8
- Friday, May 9
- Tuesday, May 27
- Wednesday, May 28
- Thursday, May 29
- Friday, May 30
August – Summer Lovin’
Who doesn’t love a long summer holiday? The Summer Bank Holiday falls on Monday, August 25. Take these four days off, and you’ve got yourself nine days of pure summer bliss:
- Tuesday, August 26
- Wednesday, August 27
- Thursday, August 28
- Friday, August 29
December – Festive Fun
Ah, the festive season! With two bank holidays in December and one in January, you can score a delightful 16 days off work by booking these seven dates. It’s the perfect way to enjoy Christmas and New Year to the fullest:
- Monday, December 22
- Tuesday, December 23
- Wednesday, December 24
- Monday, December 29
- Tuesday, December 30
- Wednesday, December 31
- Friday, January 2
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