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UK holiday entitlement guide
Use this free holiday pay calculator to estimate statutory holiday entitlement, pro-rata leave for starters and leavers, part-time holiday entitlement, and 12.07% holiday accrual for irregular-hours or part-year workers.
Fixed-hours workers receive 5.6 weeks of statutory paid leave each year. The calculator caps the statutory entitlement at 28 days, pro-rates it by calendar days in the leave year, then subtracts holiday already taken.
For eligible irregular-hours and part-year workers, holiday entitlement can be calculated as 12.07% of hours worked in a pay period. The calculator also shows the rolled-up holiday pay estimate as 12.07% of gross pay.
Everything you need to know about statutory holiday entitlement in the UK.
Most workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks' paid holiday a year. For someone working 5 days a week, this is 28 days. Part-time workers receive the same 5.6-week entitlement pro-rated to their working pattern.
For regular fixed workers, calculate the worker's annual statutory entitlement, work out the proportion of the leave year they were employed for, then subtract holiday already taken. Any positive balance is normally paid in lieu when they leave.
For leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024, irregular-hours and part-year workers usually accrue statutory holiday at 12.07% of hours worked in each pay period. The result is rounded to the nearest hour, with 0.5 hours rounded up.
Rolled-up holiday pay is where eligible irregular-hours or part-year workers receive an additional holiday pay amount in each pay period instead of being paid holiday pay only when leave is taken. Under current guidance, this is calculated at 12.07% of pay for statutory leave and should be shown separately on the payslip.
Statutory holiday entitlement builds up as normal while an employee is off sick. If sickness prevents them taking leave, some statutory leave may carry over, depending on the circumstances and worker type.
This calculator estimates statutory holiday entitlement and pay. Employment contracts, enhanced holiday schemes, bank holiday rules, local policy, and payroll configuration can change the final amount.
