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🇬🇧 New Year's Day 2025: 8 days off, 4 PTO

Wednesday, Jan 1United Kingdom

New Year's Day 2025 falls on Wednesday, Jan 1. Take 4 PTO days around it and you get 8 consecutive days off — a 2.0x return on your leave.

8
days off
4
PTO days
2.00x
efficiency
Jan 1 – 8, 2025
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Day-by-day breakdown

DateDayStatus
Wed, Jan 1WednesdayNew Year's Day
Thu, Jan 2Thursday2 January
Fri, Jan 3FridayPTO
Sat, Jan 4SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Jan 5SundayWeekend
Mon, Jan 6MondayPTO
Tue, Jan 7TuesdayPTO
Wed, Jan 8WednesdayPTO

PTO days to book: Fri, Jan 3 · Mon, Jan 6 · Tue, Jan 7 · Wed, Jan 8

Other ways to play it

Minimal bridge (1 PTO day)
The cheapest way to turn the holiday into a long weekend.
5.00x
5 days off (Jan 1 – 5, 2025) · 1 PTO day
Extend forward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right after the holiday and pick up the following weekend.
2.00x
8 days off (Jan 1 – 8, 2025) · 4 PTO days

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Other United Kingdom holidays

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New Year's Day in other years

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