- Employees in England and Wales can maximise their 2026 annual leave, potentially gaining 63 days off by strategically combining 28 days of leave with bank holidays and weekends.
- Looking ahead to 2027, taking just three days of annual leave on December 29, 30 and 31 could result in a 10-day break.
- As Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day in 2027/2028 fall on a Saturday or Sunday, a substitute bank holiday will be observed on December 27 and 28, and January 3.
- This extended break would run from Christmas Day 2027 until 3 January 2028.
- Now Easter is over, the next Bank Holiday in the UK falls on May 4, before the Spring Bank Holiday on May 25.
