Employment Law FAQ

Part-timers' Holidays

How do I calculate holidays for an employee who works two days a week? A fulltime employee working five days a week is entitled to 28 days of holidays including Bank Holidays.

Part-time employees are entitled to holidays on a pro-rata basis, so the employee would be entitled to 2/5ths of the annual entitlement - that's to say 2/5ths of 28 days, totalling 11.2 days holiday per year. If the Bank Holidays were in addition to their basic entitlement, they should also receive 2/5ths of the Bank Holidays irrespective of whether they work on the day the Bank Holiday falls.