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Annual leave 2007: paid holidays in 135 organisations

Our survey finds little current movement in annual leave entitlements, but with legal reform due in October 2007 and again in October 2008, change is in the air.

On this page:
Legal position on annual leave
About this research
Benchmarks for paid holidays
Benchmarks by sector
Bank holidays: paid or unpaid
Government plans to increase entitlements
Employers’ plans to increase entitlements
Holiday arrangements in 130 organisations
Additional resources

KEY POINTS

  • Our survey of 135 employers shows a median entitlement to paid holidays (excluding bank and public holidays) of 25 days, but with two main peaks at 20 and 25 days.
  • The most common arrangement, for 81 of the 261 employee groups covered, is for a right to 25 days’ paid holiday each year.
  • The eight bank and public holidays (in England and Wales) are given as additional paid leave by 93.5% of employers surveyed.
  • Just 14.1% of employers surveyed currently plan to change paid holiday arrangements when the government increases the legal minimum from 20 to 28 days (including bank and public holidays).