Money Saving Expert shares how workers can get 18 days off using just nine days of annual leave
Money Saving Expert shares how workers can get 18 days off using just nine days of annual leave
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Money Saving Expert (MSE) has shared how workers can get more than two weeks off by using just nine days of their annual leave. In this week's newsletter, MSE experts shared how to get 18 days off and this will work whether you are full or part-time. They explained that you can also get 24 consecutive days off by taking just 13 days of leave. Urging people to act fast before the days are booked up by others, they warned: "Almost all workers in the UK are legally entitled to 28 days' paid holiday a year, and by combining these with weekends and bank holidays (though these are often included in the 28 days), you can double the amount of time you're able to take off.".
Since Easter falls in late April this year, you can maximise your time off by taking annual leave from Tuesday, April 22, to Friday, April 25, and from Monday, April 28, to Friday, May 2. This allows you to create a long break between Easter Monday (April 21) and the early May bank holiday (May 5). To get 24 days off work using 13 days of annual leave, you can book leave from Tuesday, April 22, to Friday, April 25, Monday, April 28, to Friday, May 2, and Tuesday, May 6, to Friday, May 9.
If you only have a little bit of annual leave left - this is maybe the best option as this uses just five days of your allowance. You can do this by booking Friday 11 April and Monday 14 April to Thursday 17 April as annual leave. This varies depending on how much you work. MSE explains: "If you're classed as a worker (if you're not sure, see the Gov.uk website) then it's likely that you're entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year, though this often includes bank holidays.
"If you work five days a week, you're entitled to 28 days of paid annual leave a year. If you work regular part-time hours, you're entitled to the equivalent of 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year, depending on how much you work. You can check what this should be using the Gov.uk holiday entitlement calculator.". For more info, you can read the government's holiday entitlement rights here. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories.