41% of respondents who went away described their finances as being good, compared to 26% who hadn’t been awayMost 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 leave in 2017!
By carefully planning your leave, around bank holidays and weekends, in the upcoming year, you can maximize your time off without having to use all your official leave days. Here’s how according to Instant Offices:
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
Working Smarter, Not harder
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.
Avoid Burnout
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.
Reset Your Work/Life Balance
Setting clear boundaries so that work stress doesn’t spill over into everyday life can be difficult, but it’s imperative to push the off button and take a step back to focus on the things that really matter – travel, spending time with loved ones, improving yourself, helping others and…lots of napping!
Increase Your Value at Work
Some companies place value in the ‘first to come in, last to leave’ style of working from their employees but, in truth, 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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