UK Holiday Entitlement Calculator
Work out your statutory paid holiday — 5.6 weeks a year, based on the days you work, capped at 28 days.
How UK holiday entitlement works
Almost all workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday a year. Multiply the days you work each week by 5.6 to get your entitlement in days:
- 5 days/week → 28 days (the statutory maximum).
- 3 days/week → 16.8 days.
- Irregular hours → holiday accrues at 12.07% of hours worked.
The statutory entitlement is capped at 28 days, and employers may include the 8 UK bank holidays within the 5.6 weeks. Contracts can offer more, never less.
Frequently asked questions
Almost all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year. For someone working 5 days a week that is 28 days. The statutory entitlement is capped at 28 days, so working 6 or 7 days a week does not increase it beyond 28.
Multiply the number of days you work each week by 5.6. For example, 3 days a week × 5.6 = 16.8 days of paid holiday a year. The same 5.6-week formula applies pro-rata.
Yes. There is no statutory right to paid leave on bank holidays — employers can include the 8 UK bank holidays within the 5.6 weeks, or give them on top. Check your contract.
For irregular-hours and part-year workers, holiday typically accrues at 12.07% of the hours worked in a pay period (12.07% is 5.6 weeks ÷ 46.4 working weeks). Use that if your hours vary week to week.