Everyone loves a life hack, whether it’s using plastic bottles or separating eggs whites.
How about one that maximizes your annual vacation?
The English and Welsh employees are smart enough to figure out how 26 days worth of annual leave can be turned into 62 holiday days by 2022.
Employees who work Monday through Friday have the option of taking annual leave on weekends or bank holidays. This allows them to extend their vacation time.
You can also bank a 16-day break to take eight days off each year.
And workers have an extra advantage in the coming year as it is the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, which will give the nation an extra bank holiday.
MailOnline shows how you can maximize the time that you have in 2022.
January
This one is a bit on the late side, but those who are able to book from January 4 through January 7 will be eligible for nine days off and four days annually.
New Year’s Day is on Saturday, so next Monday is a bank holiday.
For four consecutive days, you have Saturday 1- Sunday 9 off
April
Book eight consecutive days for April and you could get 16 off the work week for those who work Monday-Friday.
You can book four days of vacation on either Easter Monday or Good Friday.
You have four 8-day annual leaves, from Saturday 11 to Sunday 26 avril.
Employees who are smart have found a way for 2022 to get 62 consecutive days off “holiday”
May
Book four consecutive days after May 2, the May Day bank holiday, and get nine days of savings.
For four consecutive days, you have Saturday April 30 through Sunday May 8.
June
This year is the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. This will allow the country to enjoy an extra bank holiday.
While February 6 will mark her 70 years on the throne, Britain won’t celebrate until June, when a four-day weekend is planned for festivities.
In order to make this work, Friday’s May Bank Holiday weekend will move to Thursday, June 2, and Friday will turn into a Bank Holiday.
With June’s Platinum Jubilee weekend, if you book off May 30 to June 1, you get nine days off for just three of annual leave.
For three days, you have Saturday May 28 through June 5, which is your annual leave.
August
You can take Tuesday through Friday off after the Monday August 29th Bank Holiday to get another chance for only four days.
You have four days of annual leave, from Saturday August 27, to Sunday September 4,
Employees who work Monday through Friday will be able to extend their annual leave by carefully scheduling it around bank holidays and weekends. You can also bank 16 days of annual leave for only eight days.
December
Christmas Day will now fall on a weekend in 2021. This gives room for creative thinking.
Boxing Day is December 25, which falls on Sunday. This makes Tuesday, December 27, a bank holiday.
New Years Day 2023 is also on a weekend. January 2nd 2024, therefore, falls on a bank holiday.
Book December 28th-30th and get an additional 10 days of savings.
For just three days, you have December 24-January 2 annual leave.