UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

What percentage of UK organisations have maximum additional leave purchasable per year in place?

Source lumi HRBase 129 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

100%in place

100% of organisations in the lumi HR community have maximum additional leave purchasable per year in place; a further 0% have it partly in place (base: 129 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 100% Partly in place 0% Not in place 0%
Share of the 129 organisations assessed, 2026 H1. Organisations answering not applicable or don’t know are excluded from the base.

What organisations answered

Maximum additional leave purchasable per year: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
1–5 days94.6%
6–10 days3.9%
11+ days1.6%

Definition

The most additional annual leave an employee can typically buy in a year. 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/maximum-additional-leave-purchasable-per-year
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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