Holiday entitlement calculator
Work out statutory holiday for any worker, using GOV.UK's method. Nothing you type leaves this page.
How it works
- Regular days: days worked each week × 5.6, capped at 28 days.
- Regular hours: hours worked each week × 5.6, no more than 28 of their working days.
- Irregular hours and part-year workers (leave years from 1 April 2024): 12.07% of the hours worked in each pay period, rounded to the nearest hour.
- Part of a year: a twelfth of the year's leave for each month, rounded up to the nearest half day.
This is statutory holiday; a contract can give more. Read the holiday entitlement guide or the 12.07% guide.
Method from GOV.UK: Holiday entitlement and GOV.UK: Calculate leave entitlement, read 24 October 2026.
Questions
How much holiday does a part-time worker get?
5.6 times the days they work each week: 3 days a week is 16.8 days a year. In hours, it's 5.6 times their weekly hours.
What's the most holiday the law requires?
28 days a year. Someone working 6 days a week is still entitled to 28 days, not 33.6.
How does 12.07% work?
Irregular-hours and part-year workers build up 12.07% of the hours they work in each pay period, rounded to the nearest hour: 30 hours earns 4 hours of holiday.
What about someone who starts part way through the year?
They build up a twelfth of the year's leave for each month, rounded up to the nearest half day: one month of a 28-day entitlement is 2.5 days.
Let KiteClock keep the balances
KiteClock works out holiday for every person automatically, including 12.07% as timesheets are approved.