Irregular hours holiday accrual calculator

For workers with irregular hours or who work only part of the year, paid holiday builds up as they work, at 12.07% of the hours worked in each pay period. The 12.07% figure is the statutory 5.6 weeks of holiday divided by the 46.4 working weeks left in the year. So 80 hours worked accrues about 9.66 hours of holiday. If holiday is rolled up, the pay is the accrued hours multiplied by the hourly rate. This is the GOV.UK method under the Working Time Regulations 1998, as amended for leave years from April 2024. It is general information, not employment advice.

Enter the hours worked in the pay period to see the holiday accrued in hours and days, and add an hourly rate to see the rolled-up holiday pay.

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Hours worked in the pay period Average hourly pay (optional) Hours in your normal working day (for the days figure)

Calculate accrued holiday

How this is worked out

For irregular-hours and part-year workers, paid holiday builds up as you work, at 12.07% of the hours worked in each pay period.

accrued holiday hours = hours worked × 12.07%
12.07% = 5.6 weeks ÷ (52 weeks − 5.6 weeks)
holiday pay (if rolled up) = accrued holiday hours × hourly rate
5.6 weeks is the statutory minimum; the 46.4 working weeks are the rest of the year

This is the GOV.UK method for irregular-hours and part-year workers under the Working Time Regulations 1998, as amended for leave years from April 2024. Employers may pay this as rolled-up holiday pay with each payslip. This is general information, not employment advice: check your contract and gov.uk.

For set-hours workers, use the statutory holiday entitlement calculator, and for the rules in full see the guide on UK holiday entitlement.

Source: GOV.UK holiday entitlement and the Working Time Regulations 1998, as amended for leave years from April 2024. General information, not employment advice.