UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

Do UK organisations provide paid volunteering leave?

Source lumi HRBase 246 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

70.3%No specific provision

70.3% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No specific provision” on paid volunteering leave (base: 246 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Yes - paid leave is provided 4.5% Unpaid leave only 25.2% No specific provision 70.3%
Paid volunteering leave (base: 246 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Paid volunteering leave: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yes - paid leave is providedrare4.5%
Unpaid leave onlyalternative25.2%
No specific provisioncommon70.3%

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 offers paid time off for volunteering, as opposed to unpaid leave or no formal 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 30% (base: All-UK employers, ~280 reward professionals).

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/paid-volunteering-leave
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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