UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

What percentage of UK organisations have additional discretionary days off in place?

Source lumi HRBase 263 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

24.3%in place

24.3% of organisations in the lumi HR community have additional discretionary days off in place; a further 0% have it partly in place (base: 263 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How the base splits

In place 24.3% Partly in place 0% Not in place 75.7%
Share of the 263 organisations assessed, 2026 H1. Organisations answering not applicable or don’t know are excluded from the base.

What organisations answered

Additional discretionary days off: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Birthday leave9.1%
Wellbeing or duvet days5.3%
Life-event days12.5%
None75.7%

Definition

Which extra discretionary days off the organisation grants beyond annual leave, such as birthday, wellbeing, or life-event days. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/additional-discretionary-days-off
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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