Turn your Annual Leave into 55 Days off in 2025

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To maximize holidays in 2025 while working a regular Monday-to-Friday job and getting 20 days of paid leave, you can strategically align your days off with public holidays to extend your breaks. Here’s how you can plan: Turn your Annual Leave into 55 Days off in 2025

1. New Year’s Day (Wednesday, January 1)

Take: Monday, December 30, and Tuesday, December 31, 2024 for a 5-day break (including the weekend).

2. St. Brigid’s Day (Monday, February 3)

Take: Friday, January 31 for a 4-day break (Saturday, Sunday, Monday).

3. Saint Patrick’s Day (Monday, March 17)

Take: Friday, March 14 for a 4-day break (Saturday, Sunday, Monday).

4. Easter Break (Monday, April 21 – Easter Monday)

Take: Tuesday, April 22 to Friday, April 25 for a 10-day break (April 19–April 27 including both weekends).

5. May Day (Monday, May 5)

Take: Friday, May 2 for a 4-day break (Saturday, Sunday, Monday).

6. June Bank Holiday (Monday, June 2)

Take: Friday, May 30 for a 4-day break (Saturday, Sunday, Monday).

7. August Bank Holiday (Monday, August 4)

Take: Friday, August 1 for a 4-day break (Saturday, Sunday, Monday).

8. October Bank Holiday (Monday, October 27)

Take: Friday, October 24 for a 4-day break (Saturday, Sunday, Monday).

9. Christmas Break

Take: Monday, December 22 to Wednesday, December 24, and Monday, December 29 to Wednesday, December 31 for a 16-day break from December 20 to January 4 (including both weekends and the public holidays of Christmas Day and St. Stephen’s Day).

Summary of Days Off

January: 2 days for 5-day break
February: 1 day for 4-day break
March: 1 day for 4-day break
April: 4 days for 10-day break
May: 1 day for 4-day break
June: 1 day for 4-day break
August: 1 day for 4-day break
October: 1 day for 4-day break
December: 6 days for 16-day break

Total days used: 18 paid days for a total of 55 days off when weekends are included.

This way, you would still have 2 paid days left to use as needed!