🏖️ Holiday Entitlement Calculator
Work out your statutory paid holiday in the UK – full-time, part-time, by days or hours, for part of a year if you are starting or leaving, or at 12.07% for irregular hours.
Quick answer: Full-time workers on 5 days a week are entitled to 28 days’ paid holiday a year (5.6 weeks, which can include bank holidays); someone working 3 days a week gets 16.8 days.
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Holiday Entitlement Calculator inputs
Result
Statutory holiday entitlement
28 days
5.6 weeks × 5 days a week
| Full-year entitlement | 28 days |
| Your entitlement | 28 days |
- In weeks
- 5.6 weeks
- Statutory maximum
- 28 days
- Bank holidays
- Can be included
This is the legal minimum in England, Scotland and Wales (Northern Ireland follows the same 5.6-week rule). Your contract may give more. Employers can round up part days but never down.
Statutory holiday by days worked
| Days a week | Holiday (days) | Holiday (weeks) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 2 | 11.2 | 5.6 |
| 3 | 16.8 | 5.6 |
| 4 | 22.4 | 5.6 |
| 4.5 | 25.2 | 5.6 |
| 5 | 28 | 5.6 |
| 6 | 28 | 4.7 |
How to use the holiday calculator
Choose how you work – fixed days, fixed hours or irregular hours. For a part year, enter when your leave year starts and your start or leaving date. Irregular-hours workers enter the hours worked in a pay period.
UK statutory holiday rules (2026/27)
| Situation | Rule |
|---|---|
| Full-year, fixed days | 5.6 × days per week, maximum 28 days |
| Fixed hours | 5.6 × hours per week |
| Starters and leavers | Full-year entitlement × share of the leave year employed |
| Irregular hours / part-year workers | 12.07% of hours worked each pay period |
| Bank holidays | May be included in the 5.6 weeks |
Entitlement = 5.6 × days a week (≤ 28) × fraction of the leave year
Worked example
A 3-day-a-week employee gets 5.6 × 3 = 16.8 days. If they join on 1 July with a leave year starting 1 January, they have worked 184 of 365 days (50.4%), so they are entitled to about 8.5 days in that first year.
Sources: gov.uk – holiday entitlement, gov.uk – irregular hours and part-year workers.
Frequently asked questions
How much holiday am I entitled to in the UK?
Almost all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday a year. For a 5-day week that is 28 days; the cap is 28 days even if you work 6 days. Employers can count the 8 bank holidays towards it.
How is part-time holiday calculated?
Multiply the days you work each week by 5.6. Working 3 days a week gives 16.8 days; working 22.5 hours a week gives 5.6 × 22.5 = 126 hours.
How much holiday do I get if I start or leave part-way through the year?
You get a share of the full-year entitlement in proportion to the part of the leave year you are employed. Starting halfway through a year on 5 days a week gives about 14 days. When you leave, untaken holiday must be paid.
What is the 12.07% rule?
For leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024, irregular-hours and part-year workers in Great Britain accrue holiday at 12.07% of the hours worked in each pay period – 5.6 weeks divided by the 46.4 working weeks in a year.
Do bank holidays count as part of my holiday?
There is no legal right to paid leave on bank holidays. Employers can include them in the 5.6 weeks or give them on top – your contract says which.