Do UK organisations provide paid study or exam leave?

58.3%Unpaid leave only

58.3% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Unpaid leave only” on paid study or exam leave (base: 254 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 the organisation grants paid time off for study or exams, rather than unpaid leave or no specific provision. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

For context, CIPD "Reward Management Survey 2022: Focus on employee benefits" reports 70% (base: All-UK employers, ~280 reward professionals).