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holiday entitlement

please can anyone help.

I have to rely on a lift to work,so I work these hours- im partime working 64 hours plus 9.5 overtime each month.

see below hours/ days I work.



wk 1 mon/thur = 2 days 12.75hrs


wk 2 mon /thur=2 days 12.75hrs


wk 3 mon/thur = 2 days 12.75hrs
( work 3 x weeks total worked =38.25hrs)



wk 4 mon/thur = 2 days 12.75hrs
sat/sun=2 days 22.5 hrs
(work 1x week total worked= 35.25 hrs)

these are my hours/days I work every month are my correct in saying im entitled to 89hrs-36 mins holidays

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  • It all depends on what the full time staff get as holiday entitlement, yours will be that pro rata.
    'Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.' George Carlin
  • marybelle01
    marybelle01 Posts: 2,101 Forumite
    But you don't get holiday accrual on overtime. Only on the basic hours.
  • anamenottaken
    anamenottaken Posts: 4,198 Forumite
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    suek15 wrote: »
    please can anyone help.

    I have to rely on a lift to work,so I work these hours- im partime working 64 hours plus 9.5 overtime each month.

    see below hours/ days I work.

    wk 1 mon/thur = 2 days 12.75hrs

    wk 2 mon /thur=2 days 12.75hrs

    wk 3 mon/thur = 2 days 12.75hrs
    ( work 3 x weeks total worked =38.25hrs)

    wk 4 mon/thur = 2 days 12.75hrs
    sat/sun=2 days 22.5 hrs
    (work 1x week total worked= 35.25 hrs)

    these are my hours/days I work every month are my correct in saying im entitled to 89hrs-36 mins holidays

    Only February has exactly four weeks.

    What are your contracted hours?
    Are they specified as weekly or monthly?
    (Is that 64/month or average of 16/week?)
    What holiday does a full-time person receive?
    How many hours does a full-time person work each week?

    If you work an average of 16/week and a full-time person receives the statutory minimum of 5.6 weeks, your holiday would be

    16 * 5.6 = 89.6 hours = 89 hours 36 minutes
    (I think this is how your employers have calculated it - but it will be more if full-time people receive more holiday than the 5.6 weeks (28 days for someone working 5 or more days a week).)
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    The irregular hours calculator on gov.uk confirms that the statutory leave for someone working 16 hours per week is 89 hours 36 minutes.

    https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-holiday-entitlement
  • stix62
    stix62 Posts: 1,021 Forumite
    Basically, holiday entitlement at the statutory minimum (28 days including Bank Hols) is 12.07% of the hours you have worked - not incuding o/t hours.

    (31 days including bh's for agricultural workers = 13.54%)
  • Brassedoff
    Brassedoff Posts: 1,217 Forumite
    Just the average of the prior 12 weeks. The amount of work done then the amount of a week’s pay is the pay for the normal weekly working hours multiplied by the workers average hourly rate over the preceding 12 weeks. This may occur under a piece work, bonus or commission system. To calculate the average hourly rate, only hours where the worker was working, and the pay related to them, should be taken into account. Overtime hours can be included although pay for these hours should be adjusted to the normal rate. Any week in which no pay was due, for hours worked, should be replaced by the last previous week in which pay was received for hours worked. (sic ACAS)
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