Holiday Entitlement Calculator
Work out UK statutory paid holiday for full-time, part-time, irregular-hours and part-year workers.
About the Holiday Entitlement Calculator
Almost all UK workers get 5.6 weeks' paid holiday a year: 28 days for someone working 5 days a week, capped at 28 days. Part-time workers get 5.6 times their working days per week. For irregular-hours and part-year workers (leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024), holiday accrues at 12.07% of hours worked each pay period. Starters and leavers get a pro-rata share.
The formula
Days = min(28, 5.6 × days per week) × months ÷ 12; irregular = 12.07% × hours
Worked example
Example: Statutory holiday = 25.7 days
- Inputs: Work pattern: Fixed days a week; Days worked per week: 5 days; Months of the leave year worked: 11 months.
- Formula: Days = min(28, 5.6 × days per week) × months ÷ 12; irregular = 12.07% × hours
- Result: Statutory holiday = 25.7 days
Questions people ask
Are bank holidays extra?
Not by law; employers can include the 8 bank holidays in the 5.6 weeks.
Why 12.07%?
5.6 weeks ÷ (52 − 5.6) working weeks = 12.07%.
Sources
The rules and rates this calculator uses come from the official pages below. Its results are estimates, not an official determination, and rules change, so check the latest figures there before you act on them.