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Holiday Entitlement Calculator (UK)

Work out your statutory paid holiday in the UK: 5.6 weeks a year for full-time and part-time workers, in days or hours, with irregular hours at 12.07% and pro rata leave when you start or leave part way through the year.

Days (or shifts) a week

Hours a day (optional)

Hours a week

Days a week

Hours worked in the pay period

For irregular-hours and part-year workers, in leave years from 1 April 2024. Add up a whole year’s hours to see the year’s holiday.

Part of the year (starting or leaving)

Leave year starts

Start date (if after)

Leaving date (if before)

Already taken ()

Holiday entitlement by days and hours a week

1 day a week 2 days a week 2.5 days a week 3 days a week 3.5 days a week 4 days a week 4.5 days a week 5 days a week 6 days a week

8 hours a week 10 hours a week 12 hours a week 15 hours a week 16 hours a week 18 hours a week 20 hours a week 21 hours a week 22.5 hours a week 24 hours a week 25 hours a week 27 hours a week 28 hours a week 30 hours a week 32 hours a week 35 hours a week 36 hours a week 37.5 hours a week 40 hours a week

About the Holiday Entitlement Calculator

The holiday entitlement calculator works out your statutory paid annual leave in the UK. Everyone who works a fixed pattern gets 5.6 weeks a year: multiply the days or hours you work in a week by 5.6, up to a cap of 28 days. Irregular-hours and part-year workers earn 12.07% of the hours they work. If you start or leave part way through the leave year, tick “Part of the year” to get your share and see how much is left to take or be paid for.

How to use it

1 Choose days a week, hours a week or irregular hours.
2 Enter the days or hours you work, or the hours worked in the pay period.
3 For a starter or leaver, tick “Part of the year” and enter the leave year start, your start or leaving date and the leave already taken.
4 Read your holiday in days or hours, and what is left to take or be paid for.

Frequently asked questions

How is holiday entitlement worked out?

Statutory leave is 5.6 weeks a year. Multiply the days you work each week by 5.6: 5 days gives 28 days, 3 days gives 16.8 days. In hours, 37.5 hours a week gives 210 hours. The legal minimum is capped at 28 days, so working 6 days a week still gives 28.

How much holiday do part-time workers get?

The same 5.6 weeks as full-time staff, pro rata to the days or hours they work. Someone working 3 days a week gets 16.8 days; someone working 20 hours a week gets 112 hours.

How is holiday calculated for irregular hours?

For leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024, irregular-hours and part-year workers earn holiday at 12.07% of the hours they work in each pay period. 100 hours worked earns 12.07 hours of holiday.

How much holiday do I get if I start or leave part way through the year?

A share of the year’s entitlement for the part of the leave year you are employed. Starting halfway through a leave year on 5 days a week gives about 14 days. When you leave, untaken holiday you have earned is paid; if you took more than you earned, your contract may let your employer take it back from your last pay.

Are bank holidays included in the 5.6 weeks?

They can be. There is no legal right to paid bank holidays on top of the 5.6 weeks, so an employer can count the 8 bank holidays in England and Wales (more in Scotland and Northern Ireland) as part of it. Your contract says whether you get them as well.

Can my employer pay me instead of giving holiday?

Not while you work there, except for rolled-up holiday pay for irregular-hours and part-year workers since 2024. The only other time you can be paid for statutory leave you have not taken is when you leave.

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