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Holiday Entitlement · UK

Holiday Entitlement Calculator: your statutory UK holiday

Work out your statutory paid holiday from the days you work each week. UK workers get 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year, capped at 28 days. Free and instant.

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Calculate your holiday entitlement

  • Enter your days worked per week
  • Applies the 5.6-week statutory formula
  • Caps at the 28-day maximum
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How UK holiday entitlement works

1

Count your working days

How many days you work in a typical week.

2

Multiply by 5.6

Statutory holiday is 5.6 weeks of your working week.

3

Apply the 28-day cap

The statutory maximum is 28 days a year.

4

Check your contract

Your employer may offer more than the statutory minimum.

Statutory holiday = days worked per week × 5.6 weeks (capped at 28 days)

UK statutory minimum · your employer may offer more.

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Questions, answered

Frequently asked questions

How much holiday am I entitled to in the UK?

Almost all UK workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year. In days, that is the number of days you work each week multiplied by 5.6, capped at 28 days. A five-day-a-week worker gets 28 days.

Does holiday entitlement include bank holidays?

Your 28-day statutory entitlement can include bank holidays, it is up to your employer whether bank holidays are counted as part of, or on top of, your statutory holiday. Check your contract.

How is part-time holiday calculated?

Part-time workers get holiday pro-rata using the same 5.6-week formula. For example, someone working three days a week gets 3 × 5.6 = 16.8 days a year.

Do I accrue holiday from day one?

Yes. Statutory holiday builds up from your first day of employment, including during probation, and you can take it as it accrues subject to your employer's approval.

Please note: Outputs are AI-generated and can contain errors. Use them as a starting point and check anything important before you act on it.

See your UK take-home pay too

The Take-home Salary Calculator computes UK PAYE and National Insurance to show your real net pay.

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