Most employees in the UK are entitled to around 28 days of paid leave annually, but with some strategic planning you can more than double your leaves in 2017. How can you do this?
By carefully planning your leave, around bank holidays and weekends, in the upcoming year you can maximise your time off without having to use all of your official leave days. Here’s how you can double your leaves in 2017:
December 2016 – January 2017
Take a 16-day holiday by booking 7 days off (24 Dec – 8 Jan) or
Take a 23-day holiday by booking 12 days off (17 Dec – 8 Jan)
April
Take a 16-day holiday by booking 8 days off (8 – 23 April)
April/May
Take a 9-day holiday by booking 4 days off (29 April – 7 May)
May/June
Take a 9-day holiday by booking 4 days off (27 May – 4 June)
August
Take a 16-day holiday by booking 9 days off (19 Aug – 3 Sept)
December 2017 – January 2018
Take a 16-day holiday by booking 7 days off (23 Dec – 7 Jan) or
Take a 23-day holiday by booking 12 days off (16 Dec – 7 Jan)
Benefits of Mid-Year Breaks
When you’re overworked or overwhelmed it’s easy to fall into the habit of ‘always working’ rather than working smart. It’s vital to be able to switch off from work for a while, not only to relax your mind, but to reset your attention span and renew your focus.
Feeling inefficient, exhausted, anxious, disengaged, cynical and even excessively critical of yourself at work are all signs of burnout. Before reaching this extreme point in your career, it’s essential to take preventative measures, and one of the best ways to do this is by taking strategic and regular breaks.
Setting clear boundaries such that work stress doesn’t spill over into everyday life can be difficult. However, it’s imperative to push the off button and take a step back to focus on things that really matter – travel, spending time with loved ones, improving yourself, helping others and lots of napping!
Some companies place value in the ‘first to come in, last to leave’ style of working from their employees. But the truth is, this culture only leads to burnout and reduced productivity over time. Rather than being the person who spends the most time at work, focus on being the person who brings the most value to each task by being sharp, thoughtful and enthusiastic.
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