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Holiday Entitlement Calculator (UK)

How much paid holiday do you get? Enter your days or hours per week and, if you start or leave this year, your dates. Includes the 12.07% rule for irregular hours.

e.g. 5, 3 or 2.5
see your contract; often 1 January or 1 April
leave empty if you worked the whole year
leave empty if you are staying
in days
Statutory holiday entitlement
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Last checked: 1 October 2026

How UK holiday entitlement is calculated

Full year: 5.6 × days (or hours) you work per week, at most 28 days

Example: you work 3 days a week → 5.6 × 3 = 16.8 days. On 7.5-hour days that is 126 hours.

Typical entitlements

Days per weekStatutory holiday
15.6 days
211.2 days
2.514 days
316.8 days
422.4 days
4.525.2 days
528 days
628 days

Starting or leaving part way through the year

Multiply the full-year entitlement by the share of the leave year you work there. The calculator counts calendar days from your start date (or the start of the leave year) to your leaving date (or the end of the leave year). In your first year, holiday builds up at 1/12 of the year's entitlement each month, rounded up to the nearest half day.

Irregular hours

If your hours change from week to week, holiday builds up at 12.07% of the hours you work. 160 hours in a month earn you 19.31 hours of paid holiday. Need your timesheet totals first? Use the work hours calculator, or convert hours and minutes with the decimal hours converter.

Planning when to take it? The working days calculator lists the bank holidays for your region and counts the working days in any period.

FAQ

How much holiday am I entitled to in the UK?
Almost all workers get 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year. If you work 5 days a week that is 28 days; 3 days a week gives 16.8 days. The legal maximum is 28 days, so working 6 days a week still gives 28 days. Your contract can give you more, but never less.
Are bank holidays included in the 28 days?
They can be. There is no legal right to have bank holidays off with extra pay; many employers count the 8 bank holidays in England and Wales as part of the 28 days. Check your contract.
How is holiday worked out if I start or leave part way through the year?
You get a share of the full-year entitlement in proportion to the part of the leave year you are employed. Starting on 1 July in a January–December leave year, a full-time worker gets 28 × 184/365 = 14.1 days. Your employer can round this up but not down.
What happens to untaken holiday when I leave?
Statutory holiday you have built up but not taken must be paid in your final pay ("payment in lieu"). If you have taken more than you built up, your employer can only deduct the overpayment if your contract or a written agreement allows it.
How does holiday work for irregular hours and zero-hours contracts?
For leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024, irregular-hours and part-year workers build up holiday at 12.07% of the hours they actually work in each pay period. 12.07% is 5.6 weeks divided by the 46.4 working weeks left in a year.
Can I carry holiday over to next year?
You can carry over up to 8 days of the 1.6 extra weeks if your contract allows it. The 4 weeks of EU-derived holiday can only be carried over in special cases, for example if you could not take it because of sickness or family leave.

Legal basis and sources

For information only. Your contract or specific circumstances may change the result.

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