https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights "Almost all people classed as workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday a year (known as statutory leave entitlement or annual leave)."
That said, unscrupulous employers try to get around this by putting stupid requirements on taking PTO that practically mean taking your legal allocation aren't possible. Things like "we need minimum staff levels to cover" and, shockingly enough, you don't have enough staff to actually give out everyone's PTO. Combine this with requiring long timeframes to book it and your manager "forgetting" you had PTO booked and insecure job contracts and you have a recipe for grinding your staff to dust.
In the UK we're typically by law entitled to 25 days inc. bank (i.e. public) holidays, but most 'professional' jobs will give you at least 25 days plus bank holidays giving a total of ~33ish days per year of leave. When one of the bank holidays would fall on a weekend (e.g. Christmas Day) then it's transferred to the Monday following. Very very occasionally, there are additional bank holidays added e.g. for the Royal Wedding in 2011 one was created.
Often companies will give you a few more days after a number of years of service e.g. an additional 4 days after 5 years. Public sector jobs are usually more generous again e.g. 32 days + bank holidays plus some 'closure' days meaning ~42ish days of leave.
I wish more European countries relocated holidays to the closest Fri/Mon, I know that Ireland the UK do it, it's such a drag when most holidays fall on a Sat/Sun...
It's not company policy. I don't take time off.
It's not law, which says 7 days per year is legal.
I just do what I want. Like not showing up saying I'm sick or "working" from home for a week.
Or doing my stuff on my laptop at the office.
If manager asks about something I say I'm working on it.
But no one asks. They don't want to be cause of a good employee quitting.
I set conservative estimates and I do literal minimum to technically reach them.
Everybody loves this system. No one can tell I'm slacking and I'm more chill as a person.
> It is tracked.
> I have a dashboard.
> I don't share the dashboard.
Classic.
If it has to be approved by a manager, it's not unlimited.
