Calculate statutory holiday entitlement, annual leave allowance, pro-rata leave, and remaining holiday for UK workers.
Need a holiday calculator for the UK? Estimate full-year entitlement in days or hours.
Calculating pro-rata holiday for a starter, leaver, or part-time worker? Use dates and working pattern to estimate remaining entitlement.
Use this UK holiday entitlement calculator to estimate how much annual leave a worker is entitled to, including pro-rated leave for starters and leavers. Enter the worker’s weekly schedule, leave year, start or end date, and holiday already taken to estimate total and remaining entitlement. This calculator estimates leave entitlement, not holiday pay.
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Choose whether leave is tracked in days or hours, confirm the worker’s weekly schedule, enter the full-year allowance, then add the leave year, start date, optional end date, and holiday already taken. The calculator will estimate total entitlement, remaining leave, and the assumptions used.
Most UK workers working 5 days a week are entitled to at least 5.6 weeks, or 28 days, of statutory paid annual leave per year. Bank holidays can be included in that allowance.
The default UK statutory allowance assumes 28 days for a 5-day week, which can include bank holidays. If your company gives bank holidays on top, increase the full-year allowance.
Yes. Enter the worker’s start date and leave year dates to estimate their pro-rated entitlement for the part of the year they are employed.
Yes. Add the employment end date and holiday already taken to estimate remaining entitlement or whether too much leave has been used.
No. This calculator estimates holiday entitlement in days or hours. It does not calculate holiday pay, final pay, payroll deductions, or payment in lieu.
No. Flexhire is not affiliated with GOV.UK or HMRC. This is an independent planning calculator using reviewed country rules and public guidance.