Annual leave planner

It looks at every run of days off around each bank holiday, counts the working days you would need to book, and then picks the combination of breaks that gives you the most days off in total without going over your allowance.

In England and Wales, booking 10 days around the bank holidays gives 33 days off across 6 breaks. Easter and Christmas give the biggest returns because they have two bank holidays close together.

Yes. Saturdays and Sundays count as days off, so a break always starts and ends next to a normal working day. It assumes a Monday-to-Friday working week.

Most people who work five days a week are entitled to at least 28 days’ paid holiday a year (5.6 weeks), and employers can include bank holidays in that. Part-time workers get a pro-rata amount.