{"id":96,"date":"2017-08-02T15:38:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T15:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogsource.theholidaytracker.co.uk\/?p=96"},"modified":"2026-07-28T09:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:42:29","slug":"pro-rata-holiday-calculator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theholidaytracke-4xhy3odrd6.live-website.com\/2017\/08\/02\/pro-rata-holiday-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-rata holiday calculator: work out employee holiday entitlement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If an employee works part-time, starts part-way through the year or leaves before the end of the holiday year, their holiday entitlement may need to be calculated pro-rata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Most UK workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks\u2019 paid holiday each year<\/a>. For someone working 5 days a week, this usually works out as 28 days\u2019 holiday per year, which can include bank holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than working it out manually, you can use our free holiday entitlement calculator<\/a> to estimate holiday allowance for full-time and part-time employees with a regular working pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n Use our free holiday entitlement calculator\n <\/h2>\n\n

\n Work out entitlement for part-time staff, starters, leavers and pro-rata holiday calculations.\n <\/p>\n\n \n Use the calculator \u2192\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

What does pro-rata holiday mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pro-rata simply means \u201cin proportion\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For holiday entitlement, it usually means an employee receives a proportion of the full annual allowance, based on how much they work or how much of the holiday year they are employed for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if a full-time employee receives 28 days\u2019 holiday and a part-time employee works 3 days per week, their entitlement would usually be based on their part-time working pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When might you need to calculate holiday pro-rata?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may need a pro-rata holiday calculation when an employee:<\/p>\n\n\n\n