UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

How do UK organisations handle annual leave donation between colleagues?

Source lumi HRBase 264 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

95.1%No

95.1% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on annual leave donation between colleagues (base: 264 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Yes — formal scheme 4.9% No 95.1%
Annual leave donation between colleagues (base: 264 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Annual leave donation between colleagues: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yes — formal schemerare4.9%
Nocommon95.1%

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

Whether a formal scheme lets employees transfer their unused annual leave to colleagues who need it. 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/annual-leave-donation-between-colleagues
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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