Working out holiday pay when hours increase

techguy81

I took on a new employee in January this year. From early January until mid-August he worked 4.5 days per week.

In mid-August his hours increased to 5.5 days per week.

How do I work out his holiday allowance for the year? I've tried to do it using the Business Link calculator but must be doing it wrong because I end up with over 28 days.

Thanks in advance.

Wyndham

I think 28 days is based on full time, and you've got someone who works more than full time, so I can see why you would get a figure over 28 days....? Not sure I admit, but it makes some sort of sense.

Jarndyce

28 days is a statutory maximum so the calculator won't show more than that.

Quite easy to work out:

Annual Allowance for 4.5 days a week = 5.6 x 4.5 = 25.5

x 33/52 weeks = 16 days

Annual Allowance for 5.5 days = 5.6 x 5.5 = 31 x 19/52 weeks = 11 days

therefore total is 27 days

techguy81

Wyndham wrote: »

I think 28 days is based on full time, and you've got someone who works more than full time, so I can see why you would get a figure over 28 days....? Not sure I admit, but it makes some sort of sense.

Thanks, well it does say on the Business link website that holiday allowance is capped at 28 days so I suspect my employee has hit the limit. I've just gotten myself all confused with the hours change probably.

techguy81

Jarndyce wrote: »

28 days is a statutory maximum so the calculator won't show more than that.

Quite easy to work out:

Annual Allowance for 4.5 days a week = 5.6 x 4.5 = 25.5

x 33/52 weeks = 16 days

Annual Allowance for 5.5 days = 5.6 x 5.5 = 31 x 19/52 weeks = 11 days

therefore total is 26.5 days

Thanks that does make a lot of sense now.

Jarndyce

Hi - have edited it now - 16 + 11 = 27 !!!

Did all the hard bit and got the easy bit wrong!

techguy81

Jarndyce wrote: »

Hi - have edited it now - 16 + 11 = 27 !!!

Did all the hard bit and got the easy bit wrong!

Well that's more than can be said of me! Thanks again.