Holiday Guides
Expert guides on UK holiday entitlement, calculations, and employment law.
Irregular Hours Holiday Pay
Understanding holiday entitlement for part-year workers after the Harper v Brazel ruling. Includes the 12.07% method and calculation examples.
Read guide → CalendarUK Bank Holidays
Complete bank holiday calendar for 2026 and 2027. See differences between England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
View calendar → NewNHS Redundancy Guide
Holiday pay, accrued leave calculations and pension strain considerations for NHS staff facing redundancy. Covers Agenda for Change Section 16 terms and PILON holiday accrual.
Read guide → GuideRolled-Up Holiday Pay
Rolled-up holiday pay was legalised in April 2024 for irregular hours and part-year workers. Learn who qualifies and how it's calculated.
Read guide → GuideLeave Hacks
How to maximise your UK annual leave in 2026. Strategic planning tips to turn 20 days entitlement into 30+ days off using bank holiday weekends.
Read guide → GuideMoving to the UK
UK statutory holiday entitlement guide for workers moving to the UK. Learn about 28 days paid leave, part-time rights and how UK law compares globally.
Read guide →Specialist Calculators
Tools for specific employment situations:
NHS Annual Leave
Calculate AfC annual leave for NHS Agenda for Change staff by band, service length and nation.
Use calculator → NewIrregular Hours
Calculate holiday for workers with variable hours using the 12.07% method.
Use calculator → NewShift Worker
Pro-rata holiday calculation for shift workers with rotating patterns.
Use calculator → NewTermination
Calculate accrued holiday and payment due when leaving employment.
Use calculator → NewMaternity Leave
Holiday that accrues during maternity leave and pay calculations.
Use calculator → NewBank Holiday Overlap
See which of your leave dates fall on bank holidays — they don't count!
Use calculator → NewPro-Rata Calculator
Free pro-rata holiday calculator for UK workers starting or leaving mid-year. Calculates your entitlement in days and hours.
Use calculator → ToolIs Today a Bank Holiday?
Instantly check if today or any date is a UK public holiday in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Use tool →Quick answers
What is the UK minimum holiday entitlement?
All UK workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks (28 days) of paid annual leave per year under the Working Time Regulations 1998. This is the minimum — employers can offer more.
How is holiday pay calculated?
For workers with regular hours, holiday pay is usually their normal weekly pay. For irregular hours workers, it can be calculated using the 12.07% method or average earnings over 52 weeks.
Do bank holidays count as leave?
It depends on your employment contract. Model A: bank holidays are extra (28 + 8 = 36 days). Model B: bank holidays are included in your 28 days.
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