How do UK organisations handle bank holiday swap availability?

52.8%Yes

52.8% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Yes” on bank holiday swap availability (base: 252 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

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 employees can substitute UK bank holidays for alternative days off, for example to observe other cultural or religious dates. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.