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Holiday Entitlement for 12 Hours a Week

If you work 12 hours a week, you are entitled to 67.2 hours of paid holiday a year: 5.6 weeks × 12 hours = 67.2 hours.

12 hours a week: holiday at a glance

Hours of holiday a year: 67.2
Days, if you work 5 days a week: 28
Days, if you work 4 days a week: 22.4
Days, if you work 3 days a week: 16.8
Per month (accrual): 5.6 hours

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 much holiday do I get for 12 hours a week?

If you work 12 hours a week, you are entitled to 67.2 hours of paid holiday a year: 5.6 weeks × 12 hours = 67.2 hours.

Are bank holidays included?

They can be. An employer can count the 8 bank holidays in England and Wales as part of the 5.6 weeks, so you may get 67.2 hours including bank holidays. Many employers give more than the legal minimum; your contract says which.

What if I start or leave part way through the year?

You get a share of the year’s holiday for the part of the leave year you work there. Use the “Part of the year” option above with your start or leaving date. When you leave, holiday you have earned but not taken is paid in your last pay.

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