Can my employer include bank holidays in my statutory entitlement?

Yes. Your employer can count bank holidays as part of your 5.6 weeks statutory entitlement. There is no legal right to paid bank holidays on top of your holiday entitlement — it depends on your contract.

How is holiday entitlement calculated for part-time workers?

Part-time workers receive the same 5.6 weeks of statutory leave, but that translates into fewer days. For example, a 3-day-week worker is entitled to 16.8 days (5.6 × 3). This calculator computes both days and hours based on your working pattern.

Holiday Entitlement Calculator UK

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When to use this calculator

When you need a fast estimate before making a bigger decision.
When you want to compare a few scenarios using the same assumptions.
When you need a clearer starting point before using a detailed quote or formal document.
When you want to sanity-check a figure you have seen elsewhere.

A realistic UK planning example

Use these sample inputs as a quick scenario test, then change one variable at a time to compare outcomes.

A realistic UK planning example
Input	Value
Hours Per Week	40 hours
Days Per Week	15
Weeks Worked Per Year	5 years

After entering these figures, review statutory days and hours entitlement together rather than in isolation. Then rerun the tool with one input adjusted.

How to read your results

Statutory Days

The figure produced by this output for the inputs you entered. Change one variable at a time if you want to see what drives it.

Hours Entitlement

The figure produced by this output for the inputs you entered. Change one variable at a time if you want to see what drives it.

Method & assumptionsAuthoritative sources

This calculator applies the UK statutory minimum under the Working Time Regulations 1998. All workers — full-time, part-time, agency, and term-time — are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday per year, but the total is capped at 28 days regardless of the number of days worked per week. The cap means that someone working 7 days a week would still only be entitled to 28 days, not 39.2 days (5.6 × 7). Employers may offer more holiday than the statutory minimum as a contractual benefit, but cannot offer less. The hours entitlement figure is particularly useful for workers whose schedules vary by day, allowing entitlement to be expressed in a format that maps directly to their timesheet or rota.

Common mistakes

!Using optimistic assumptions without testing a more cautious scenario.
!Comparing outputs from different tools without checking that the inputs match.
!Treating the result as a final quote instead of a planning estimate.
!Rounding inputs too aggressively.

What to do next

Try at least one more scenario so you can compare a realistic range.
Use the related calculators below to cross-check the decision from another angle.
Write down the key outputs from your best scenarios before you decide.
If the result surprises you, change one input at a time to isolate the driver.

Frequently asked

Under the Working Time Regulations 1998, workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday per year. For a 5-day week worker, that equals 28 days (5.6 × 5). The statutory minimum is capped at 28 days regardless of how many days per week you work.

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