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9th October 2023
01:44pm BST
This year isn't quite done yet, but next year could be a lot better if you get ahead on your holiday planning.
For just 27 days of annual leave, you can get 50 days off.
Great news for you; probably not so good for the boss. So best, you don't tell them, or your colleagues for that matter.
While the UK has enjoyed the warmest September on record and October has got off to a warm start, hat's all about to change. It's going to get dark, and cold, as we crawl towards Christmas. We might all be ready to farewell 2023, but that's still 80-odd days away.
But, enough doom and gloom, 2024 is shaping up as a great year to spend on holiday.
By booking days off around the Bank holidays, Brits can almost double their days off.
The Bank holidays confirmed for 2024 are:
Monday, January 1: New Year's Day
Friday, March 29: Good Friday
Monday, April 1: Easter Monday
Monday, May 6: Early May bank holiday
Monday, May 27: Spring bank holiday
Monday, August 26: Summer bank holiday
Wednesday, December 25: Christmas Day
Thursday, December 26: Boxing Day
Let's start with Easter. Take Monday, March 25, Tuesday, 26, Wednesday, 27 and Thursday, 28 - you’ll then have Friday, 29 and the following Monday, 1 April off for Easter.
If you're crafty and want to push the boat out a little further put in a leave application for April 2-5. For eight days AL you'll get two whole weeks off.
Moving on to May, book off the 2nd to the 10th, which gives you nine days off - or you can use the late May bank holiday and book off from May 28 to 31.
Hopefully, we get a cracker summer, and here's how to really milk-it. If you get in early and secure August 27 to 30 off, you'll get a week thanks to the summer holiday on Monday 26 August.
With a few days of leave left, make the most of Christmas by claiming December 23 and 24, December 27, and December 30 and 31. If you can, you could even book off January 2 and 3 meaning you'll get a 16-day stretch.
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