Calculate exactly how much holiday pay has accrued for any UK worker based on their hours worked, pay rate and employment period.
Calculate Your Accrued Holiday Pay
Frequently Asked Questions
UK workers accrue holiday at a rate of 5.6 weeks per year (28 days for full-time workers), which equals 12.07% of hours worked for part-time or irregular workers.
For workers with no fixed hours, holiday accrues at 12.07% of hours worked. This is calculated as 5.6÷46.4 weeks (52 minus 5.6 holiday weeks) = 12.07%.
Since April 2024, rolled-up holiday pay is legally permitted for irregular hours and part-year workers. It must be paid as a separate identifiable amount of 12.07% added to hourly pay.
On leaving, you are entitled to payment for all accrued but untaken holiday. The formula is: (days accrued - days taken) × daily pay rate.
A week's pay includes regular overtime, commission, and other regular payments — not just basic salary. Courts have ruled variable payments must be averaged over 52 weeks.
The 5.6 weeks entitlement can include bank holidays. Employers can designate 8 bank holidays as part of the 28-day entitlement, leaving 20 days of additional annual leave.
Part-time workers get the same 5.6 weeks entitlement pro-rated to their working days. A 3-day-per-week worker gets 16.8 days (3 × 5.6) statutory holiday.
Normally unused statutory holiday cannot be carried over, but COVID-19 regulations allowed 4 weeks' carryover for up to 2 years. Employer-enhanced leave can be carried over per contract terms.
Zero-hours workers accrue holiday on every hour worked at 12.07%. They must be paid this when taking holiday or as rolled-up holiday pay in each payslip.
Shift workers' holiday pay must be based on average weekly earnings over the preceding 52 weeks (excluding weeks with no pay), including shift allowances and regular overtime.
Workers continue to accrue statutory holiday entitlement during sick leave and can carry forward up to 4 weeks of accrued leave they couldn't take due to illness.
Yes, holiday pay is subject to income tax and National Insurance contributions in the same way as regular wages.