Holiday Pay Calculator UK 2026/27

Q: How many days of paid holiday am I entitled to?

Almost all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year. For a five-day week that is 28 days . Part-time workers get 5.6 weeks pro-rata — 3 days a week means 16.8 days. The statutory entitlement is capped at 28 days, so working six days a week does not raise it above 28.

Q: What is the 12.07% holiday accrual rule?

Irregular-hours and part-year workers accrue holiday at 12.07% of the hours they work in each pay period (5.6 ÷ 46.4 weeks). It applies to leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024. Accrual happens on the last day of the pay period and rounds to the nearest hour — under 30 minutes rounds down, 30 minutes or more rounds up.

Work out your UK holiday entitlement — 5.6 weeks' paid leave for regular hours, or 12.07% accrual for irregular hours — and what that leave is worth in pay.

Calculate your holiday entitlement & pay

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28 days

Statutory paid holiday per year

That's your days per week × 5.6 weeks. At your weekly pay, that leave is worth £3,360.00 a year.

Bank holidays may be included in this total — check your contract. Unused leave is paid out pro-rata when employment ends.

How holiday entitlement is worked out

The statutory minimum is 5.6 weeks of paid leave a year: days worked per week × 5.6, capped at 28 days. A three-day week gives 16.8 days; a five-day week gives 28 days, not 33.6, because of the cap. You start accruing leave from your first day, at one-twelfth of the annual total per month for regular hours.

Worked examples: a four-day week gives 4 × 5.6 = 22.4 days a year. An irregular-hours worker who works 100 hours in a month accrues 100 × 12.07% = 12.07 hours of holiday (rounded to 12 hours); at £12.50 an hour that leave is worth £150.88. For the full rules, read holiday entitlement explained.

Holiday pay questions

How many days of paid holiday am I entitled to?

Almost all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year. For a five-day week that is 28 days. Part-time workers get 5.6 weeks pro-rata — 3 days a week means 16.8 days. The statutory entitlement is capped at 28 days, so working six days a week does not raise it above 28.

What is the 12.07% holiday accrual rule?

Irregular-hours and part-year workers accrue holiday at 12.07% of the hours they work in each pay period (5.6 ÷ 46.4 weeks). It applies to leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024. Accrual happens on the last day of the pay period and rounds to the nearest hour — under 30 minutes rounds down, 30 minutes or more rounds up.

Does my 28 days include bank holidays?

Not necessarily. Your employer can count bank holidays towards the 5.6 weeks, or give them on top. Check your contract: if the 28 days include the 8 bank holidays in England and Wales, you have 20 days left to choose.

How is holiday pay worked out?

For workers with fixed hours, a week of holiday is paid at a week's pay. For irregular-hours workers, holiday pay is based on average weekly pay over the previous 52 paid weeks. Rolled-up holiday pay — an extra 12.07% on top of hourly pay — is lawful only for irregular-hours and part-year workers, and must be itemised separately on the payslip.

What happens to unused holiday when I leave a job?

You are paid for holiday you have accrued but not taken, pro-rated to your leaving date. Your employer cannot pay you in place of taking holiday while you are still employed, except when your employment ends.

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