BRITISH workers could take up to 93 days of holiday in 2021 by carrying over their left-over 2020 annual leave thanks to the Government relaxing the law.
Workers who have not used all their statutory annual leave entitlement this year due to Covid-19 restrictions can carry it over into the following two leave years.
By using their banked days, their 2021 annual leave, bank holidays and weekends, workers could take a staggering 93 days off – a quarter of the year.
Business Secretary Alok Sharma relaxed regulation on annual leave back in March when the pandemic began to protect businesses from staff shortages.
He said at the time: “Whether it is in our hospitals, or our supermarkets, people are working around the clock to help our country deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
“Changes will mean these valued employees do not lose out on the annual leave they are entitled to as a result of their efforts, and employers are not penalised.”
This could come in handy as the average British worker has 14 days of annual leave left over from 2020, according to research from RotaCloud.
Here’s how to take advantage of up to 93 days off next year:
Workers can book off January 1 to January 10 which uses just five days holiday and the New Year’s Day Bank Holiday and totals 10 days off.
Then they must book March 27 to April 11, which uses 8 days annual leave, Good Friday and Easter Monday, plus weekends, for another 16 days off.
In May, they can take another nine days off by booking from May 1 to May 9, which uses four days annual leave and the early May Bank Holiday.
They can take another 9 days at the end of the month by booking from May 29 to June 6 which uses four days annual leave and the other May Bank Holiday on May 31.
They can then take nine days off in late August by booking from August 28 to September 5 using four days annual leave and one bank holiday.
And finally for another 16 days off at Christmas and New Year, workers could book from December 25 to January 9 2022 which uses seven days annual leave and three bank holidays on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
