As part of our role as recruitment consultants we negotiate many contracts at every level from school or university leavers to senior executives and holiday allowance is something that is always discussed.

In UK we have 8 statutory holidays, often with religious or commemorative beginnings of which few of us understand or pay credence or respect to these days.

Most UK companies then offer between 20 and 30 paid holidays on top of this, with additional days given for length of service or specific management grades.