Family and Friends Day
What is a Family and Friends Day?
We started our Family & Friends day benefit in early 2020 to help team members cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. We planned to continue Family & Friends days for as long as the majority of the world was dealing with the pandemic. While the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency in early 2023, we have maintained Family & Friends days as a team member benefit with different iterations each fiscal year.
Team members are encouraged to share about their Family and Friends day in the #family-and-friends-day Slack channel after the event, or publicly on social media such as Twitter, LinkedIn, or wherever they’re most comfortable using the hashtag #FamilyFriends1st. Sharing is optional. Taking the day off is strongly encouraged if your role allows it.
FY'27 Family and Friends Days
We’re pleased to share the Family & Friends Days scheduled for FY27! This is one of our favorite benefits to offer — a dedicated, focused block of time for you to truly unplug and spend uninterrupted time with the people who matter most. While the way we celebrate this time of year looks different for everyone, we hope this gives you the space to do just that.
The planned dates for FY27 Family & Friends days are:
- 2026-12-28
- 2026-12-29
- 2026-12-30
- 2026-12-31
In countries where a Family & Friends day falls on a public holiday, team members are encouraged to utilize their public holiday on another day, keeping in mind that the public holiday accrual balance needs to be used within the same calendar year.
Family and Friends Day FAQs
This article on the Loop provides additional information about this year’s F&F days. More information about how to account for these dates in Workday will be shared by the end of Q2.
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