Free carer holiday entitlement calculator
Work out statutory holiday for your carers in seconds – zero-hours, part-time or full-time – with the 12.07% method for irregular hours and rolled-up holiday pay done right.
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Step 1 of 2: Type of contract
How does this carer work?
The rules changed for leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024, and zero-hours workers now have their own accrual method.
Helpful check: most home care workers on visit-based rotas count as irregular hours workers – their paid hours vary from one pay period to the next.
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A note on this calculator
This tool applies the statutory minimum rules for England, Scotland and Wales, using verified guidance from gov.uk and Acas. Your contracts may give more than the statutory minimum, and this is not legal advice – for disputes or unusual cases, check with Acas or an employment law adviser.
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How to use this calculator
- Pick the contract type. Zero-hours and variable-hours carers use the 12.07% accrual method. Fixed-hours staff get 5.6 weeks, capped at 28 days.
- Enter the period’s figures. For irregular workers, holiday builds up from the hours actually worked in each pay period – including paid travel and training time.
- Check the rolled-up option. Add the period’s pay and you’ll see the rolled-up holiday pay amount, plus the payslip rules that make it legal.
- Print it for your records. From 6 April 2026 you must keep holiday records for six years – the printout gives you a dated calculation to file.
Worked examples
Weekly-paid zero-hours carer
Works 30 hours of visits this week. Holiday accrues at 12.07% of hours worked.
3 hrs 38 mins
holiday built up this week
Monthly-paid bank carer
Works 130 hours this month and earns £1,000. Rolled-up holiday pay is 12.07% of pay, itemised on the payslip.
15 hrs 42 mins · £120.70
holiday accrued · rolled-up pay due
Part-time coordinator, 3 days a week
Fixed days, so the 5.6-week rule applies: 5.6 × 3 days.
16.8 days
statutory holiday per year
Carer holiday entitlement: your questions answered
Where does 12.07% come from?
A year has 52 weeks. Take away the 5.6 weeks of statutory holiday and 46.4 working weeks remain. 5.6 divided by 46.4 is 12.07%, so for every hour an irregular hours worker works, they build up 12.07% of an hour in holiday. It applies to leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024.
Is rolled-up holiday pay legal?
Yes, for irregular hours and part-year workers, in leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024. Three rules make it legal: pay at least 12.07% of the worker’s total pay each pay period, pay it at the same time as their normal pay, and show it as a separate line on the payslip. Miss the itemisation and it doesn’t count. Full guidance is on Acas.
What changed in April 2026?
From 6 April 2026, employers must keep adequate records of holiday entitlement, holiday taken, carry-over and holiday pay calculations for every worker, and keep them for six years. Failing to keep records is now an offence, enforced by the Fair Work Agency. A printed calculation from this page, filed with your payroll records, is a good habit.
Do bank holidays come on top of the 5.6 weeks?
No. There’s no separate statutory right to bank holidays off – they can count towards the 5.6 weeks. Your contracts decide whether bank holidays are included or extra.
What about carers off sick or on maternity leave?
Irregular hours workers keep building holiday while off sick or on statutory leave. If you use rolled-up holiday pay, you must keep paying the holiday element during those absences, based on their average over the previous 52 weeks.
Is this calculator really free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no email capture. Your answers stay on this page – nothing is saved or sent anywhere. We make PASS, the care management platform, and free tools like this are our way of being useful to the sector.
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