One in three workers not using their full holiday entitlement

Almost one in four people (23%) failed to take five days of their annual leave or more last year

Lynne McCormack, general manager of FRS Recruitment. Research from FRS shows 35% of workers not taking their full holiday entitlement. 

One in three Irish workers failed to make full use of their holiday entitlements, according to new research on annual leave trends. 

The 2025 Annual Leave Report, produced by FRS Recruitment, showed 35% of workers not taking their full entitlement - down on last year's report when 42% of workers admitted they failed to use all of their leave.