38.4%2 or more weeks
38.4% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “2 or more weeks” on advance notice given for shift patterns (base: 211 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 |
|---|---|
| No set noticerare | 10% |
| Less than 1 weekrare | 15.2% |
| 1-2 weeksalternative | 36.5% |
| 2 or more weekscommon | 38.4% |
Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.
Definition
The typical advance notice given to workers before a shift, from no set notice to two or more weeks. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/advance-notice-given-for-shift-patternsLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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