Holiday Entitlement Calculator
How many days off you have earned so far this year, how many you have left, and what a full year would give you.
Results
What this tool does
Leave builds up month by month, which makes it awkward when you join or leave partway through a year, go part-time, or simply want to know whether you can afford a week off in April. The arithmetic is a proportion: a year's entitlement divided by twelve, times the months you have worked. Put in your contract's figure and the months, and this page does the rest, including what you have left after the days you have already taken.
Formula
days earned = full-year entitlement × months worked ÷ 12
Variables
| Symbol | Meaning | Unit |
|---|---|---|
d | Days a full year gives you | d |
m | Months worked | mo |
u | Days already taken | d |
A | Days earned so far | d |
R | Days left to take | d |
P | Days earned each month | d |
F | Days left to take | d |
Worked example
- Days a full year gives you22 d
- Months worked7 mo
- Days already taken5 d
- Days earned so far12.8 d
- Days left to take7.8 d
- Days earned each month1.83 d
- Days left to take17.0 d
Limitations
- Tax rates and rounding rules differ between countries and sometimes between regions. Use the rate that applies to your invoice.
Frequently asked questions
Is this what the law where I live says?
No. It is the pro-rata arithmetic that almost every system uses, but the figure you put in the first box, whether part-time work counts in days or hours, when the leave year starts and what happens to days you did not take are all set by your country's law and your contract. Put in the number your contract gives and this page will divide it correctly; it cannot tell you what that number should be.