47%Case-by-case
47% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Case-by-case” on remote working abroad (workation) policy (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
| Answer | Share of organisations |
|---|---|
| Uncappedrare | 8.3% |
| Formal cap (days per year)rare | 18.6% |
| Case-by-casecommon | 47% |
| Prohibitedalternative | 26.1% |
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
The organisation's approach to employees working remotely from abroad, from uncapped through a day limit or case-by-case to prohibited. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/remote-working-abroad-workation-policyLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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