UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

Do UK organisations offer unlimited or uncapped annual leave for any population?

Source lumi HRBase 264 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

94.7%No

94.7% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on unlimited annual leave (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

Yes — all employees 1.9% Yes — some roles 3.4% No 94.7%
Unlimited annual leave (base: 264 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Unlimited annual leave: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yes — all employeesrare1.9%
Yes — some rolesrare3.4%
Nocommon94.7%

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 any group of employees has uncapped annual leave with no fixed entitlement, covering all staff, some roles, or none. 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/unlimited-annual-leave
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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