The minimum statutory annual leave for full-time workers on a five-day week in the UK is 28 days – 20 days plus the eight bank holidays. The luckiest among us get 25 days plus bank holidays, totalling up to 33 days off per year. As it's a bank holiday, skip the back-and-forth, in-and-out of the office and book Friday 2 January off and you've got yourself a four-day weekend – ideal if the New Year's Eve plans are looking especially tiring.