Duvet day
Encyclopedia
A Duvet day is a formal allowance of time off given by some employers, most commonly in the United Kingdom
and United States
.
It can be stipulated formally in a contract of employment and is considered part of the remunerations package along with holiday
allowance. The term has also since become used by people to reference taking a day off work for no normally accepted reason (such as sickness, grievance or holiday) even if they have no official duvet day entitlement with their employer.
It differs from holiday allowance in that no prior notice is needed. Employees receive an allocation of days where if they do not want to go to work for any reason they can use a duvet day.
Originally given to employees by UK public relations
company Text100 in 1995, it has grown in popularity as some companies aim to address the changing work-life climate where people work longer hours.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
It can be stipulated formally in a contract of employment and is considered part of the remunerations package along with holiday
Holiday
A Holiday is a day designated as having special significance for which individuals, a government, or a religious group have deemed that observance is warranted. It is generally an official or unofficial observance of religious, national, or cultural significance, often accompanied by celebrations...
allowance. The term has also since become used by people to reference taking a day off work for no normally accepted reason (such as sickness, grievance or holiday) even if they have no official duvet day entitlement with their employer.
It differs from holiday allowance in that no prior notice is needed. Employees receive an allocation of days where if they do not want to go to work for any reason they can use a duvet day.
Originally given to employees by UK public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
company Text100 in 1995, it has grown in popularity as some companies aim to address the changing work-life climate where people work longer hours.
External links
- Duvet days: A snooze button for life, BBC News "e-cyclopedia", 3 January 2001
- WordSpy.com definition