Rolled-up holiday pay calculation for UK employers

For irregular-hours and part-year workers, you can pay holiday pay as you go: 12.07% of the pay for work done in each pay period, shown as its own line on the payslip. Use the free calculator below for the rolled-up holiday pay calculation.

How the rolled-up holiday pay calculation works

Workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of statutory holiday a year. A worker who takes 5.6 weeks off works the other 46.4 weeks, so holiday pay as a share of pay for time worked is 5.6 ÷ 46.4 = 12.07%. That is the rate for rolled-up holiday pay.

• Who it covers: irregular-hours workers and part-year workers, for leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024.
• What it is worked out on: the worker's pay for work done in the pay period, including regular overtime, commission and other pay that counts towards holiday pay.
• How it must appear: as a separate item on the payslip, every pay period.
• Workers still take time off: the holiday is unpaid when taken, because it has already been paid.

This page is a guide, not legal advice. Check GOV.UK guidance on holiday pay for irregular-hours and part-year workers for your own case.

Rolled-up holiday pay in Xero Payroll

Xero Payroll in the UK has no automatic rolled-up holiday pay line, so for each worker, each pay run, someone works out 12.07% of their pay and adds it by hand. With a team on shifts that changes every week, that is a lot of sums and room for mistakes.

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