Holiday entitlement and the Working Time Directive

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How holiday entitlement is calculated

Once you have worked for a month, you have the right to request paid holiday from your employer. For every thirteen days worked you are entitled to have one day's paid holiday within those thirteen days, ie 12 days work and one day paid holiday.

All you have to do is divide the number of days in your contract by 13, and round the figure up to the nearest half-day.

Supposing you work for eight weeks, doing six-day weeks.

8 x 6 days = 48 days worked

48 divided by 13 = 3.7, which you round up to 4.

So within the eight six-day weeks of your contract, you are entitled to four days paid holiday. At the end of your contract, if you haven't taken all four days, you're entitled to payment in lieu of any days still owed.


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