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A short practical guide to the main statutory holiday entitlement rules, when a simple 5.6-weeks calculation works, and what happens to unused statutory holiday when someone leaves a job.
Acas says workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks' statutory paid holiday a year, and bank holidays may be included in that total. For someone working 5 days a week, that usually means 28 days of statutory paid holiday a year.
If someone works a regular number of days each week, multiplying those days by 5.6 is a strong first-check answer. That is why the WorkRightsUK calculator focuses on regular working patterns instead of trying to handle every complex pattern on one page.
GOV.UK says the official holiday calculator can also be used for irregular-hours workers and part-year workers to work out what leave they have built up over a pay period. That is the route to use when the simple days-per-week method is not enough.
Acas says an employer must pay in lieu for any untaken statutory holiday entitlement that has accrued when the worker leaves. GOV.UK also says a worker may be able to take remaining statutory annual leave during the notice period.
Used for the 5.6-weeks rule and the 5-days-a-week equals 28-days example.
Used for the official calculator paths, including part leave years and irregular-hours or part-year accrual routes.
Used for the rule that untaken accrued statutory holiday must be paid when someone leaves.
Used for the point that remaining statutory annual leave may be taken during a notice period depending on the facts.
No. Acas says bank holidays may be included within the 5.6 weeks' statutory paid holiday total.
No. Entitlement is how much leave someone gets. Holiday pay is how that leave should be paid.
