24.3%in place
24.3% of organisations in the lumi HR community have additional discretionary days off in place (base: 263 UK organisations, 2026 H1).
Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.
How UK organisations answered
| Answer | Share of organisations |
|---|---|
| Birthday leave | 9.1% |
| Wellbeing or duvet days | 5.3% |
| Life-event days | 12.5% |
| None | 75.7% |
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.
Read more
- Annual leave and holiday pay: UK benchmark 2026: the research paper this question is analysed in, with the full distribution, the legal context and what it means for reward decisions.
- Time off & family: research, guides and metrics: everything lumi publishes in this area.
Cite this figure
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/additional-discretionary-days-offLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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