Holiday Calculator — Entitlement, Accrual & Pay

Working pattern

Days worked per week

days

Hours per working day (optional — for entitlement in hours)

hrs

Portion of the leave year worked — pro-rata for starters/leavers

months

Statutory entitlement

28.0 days

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Statutory minimum is 5.6 weeks per leave year, capped at 28 days — bank holidays can be counted inside it. Contracts may give more; this shows the legal floor. Pro-rata shown as a simple months-worked fraction — exact starter/leaver rules round to the employer's leave-year dates.

Hours & rate

Hours worked in the period

hrs

Hourly pay rate

Holiday already taken in this leave year (hours)

hrs

Accrual rate

12.07% = 5.6 weeks ÷ 46.4 working weeks — the statutory method for irregular-hours and part-year workers (April 2024 rules). A more generous contract means a higher %.

Holiday accrued

21.7 hrs

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Leaver payout = remaining balance × hourly rate — untaken statutory holiday must be paid on termination. Accrual is capped at the 28-day equivalent per leave year. If you pay rolled-up holiday (the uplift on every payslip), nothing accrues — the balance here should be zero; use the Rate Calculator's rolled-up modes instead.

Pay history

Total gross pay across paid weeks (look back up to 104 weeks to find 52 paid ones)

Number of paid weeks counted — skip weeks with no pay

weeks (max 52)

Days worked per week — to price a single day

days

A week of holiday pays

£800.00

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Holiday pay for workers without fixed pay uses the average of the last 52 paid weeks (weeks with no pay are skipped; look back up to 104 weeks; use what you have if fewer). It should reflect normal remuneration — regular overtime and commission included, not basic pay only.

Sources: GOV.UK — holiday entitlement · GOV.UK — 52-week reference period · GOV.UK — 2024 reforms (12.07% & rolled-up). Illustrative only — check the worker's contract and your leave-year dates. Entries stay in this browser.