Duvet day
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[citation needed], it has grown in popularity as some companies aim to address the changing work-life climate where people work longer hours.
[edit] External links
- Duvet days: A snooze button for life, BBC News "e-cyclopedia", 3 January 2001
- WordSpy.com definition
 |
This business-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
