How are holidays worked out when you get more than state min?

beckysheffield

I’m leaving job and wondering how the holidays are worked out. 

I get 32 days, so would I work out a weekly percentage (32/52) times number of weeks worked? That results in 25.38, so 26 days? 

On-the-coast

There is no standard method. You read your contract and/or talk to your HR or manager. 
Some companies round up... some look to save every penny.  Good luck.

beckysheffield

On-the-coast said:

There is no standard method. You read your contract and/or talk to your HR or manager. 
Some companies round up... some look to save every penny.  Good luck.

We don’t have any paid leave policies. 

On-the-coast

so how do you know this? "I get 32 days" there must be something written down?

beckysheffield

On-the-coast said:

so how do you know this? "I get 32 days" there must be something written down?

My contract states 25 days paid holiday, when it should state 25 plus BH because that’s what we get. 

Checked the intranet. No policy. 

On-the-coast

OK.. but there are 8 bank holidays (in England) 9 this year and next... so i'm not sure your maths adds up.
Anyway bottom line is if it's not written down anywhere, talk to your line manager or HR and ask them to tell you what you're going to get.   If it doesn't seem right to you, ask them to explain. because i don't think anyone can be specific based on what  you've told us so far.
If you're leaving before christmas you probably miss out on 2 bank holidays in any prorata calculation. 
Some companies do prorata on whole months, some on weeks, some on days....

TELLIT01

I certainly wouldn't assume that the holiday entitlement is rounded up to the next full day.  The company might even break it down to the nearest hour.

beckysheffield

TELLIT01 said:

I certainly wouldn't assume that the holiday entitlement is rounded up to the next full day.  The company might even break it down to the nearest hour.

We take hourly holiday, not days, so hourly would be about right. 

If you get sat min I’m pretty sure I read they have to round up. 

The policy just says our system will calculate it….but doesn’t state how. 

beckysheffield

On-the-coast said:

OK.. but there are 8 bank holidays (in England) 9 this year and next... so i'm not sure your maths adds up.
Anyway bottom line is if it's not written down anywhere, talk to your line manager or HR and ask them to tell you what you're going to get.   If it doesn't seem right to you, ask them to explain. because i don't think anyone can be specific based on what  you've told us so far.
If you're leaving before christmas you probably miss out on 2 bank holidays in any prorata calculation. 
Some companies do prorata on whole months, some on weeks, some on days....

Thanks. Actually found the policy and it outlines how many hours I get as it based on years of service 

Savvy_Sue

On-the-coast said:

OK.. but there are 8 bank holidays (in England) 9 this year and next... 

Actually there will have been 10 by the end of this year, and 9 next ... although not everyone was given extra days: if your leave entitlement is phrased as X (minimum 20) days PLUS bank holidays then you should have got them. 

On-the-coast said:

so i'm not sure your maths adds up.
Anyway bottom line is if it's not written down anywhere, talk to your line manager or HR and ask them to tell you what you're going to get.   If it doesn't seem right to you, ask them to explain. because i don't think anyone can be specific based on what  you've told us so far.
If you're leaving before christmas you probably miss out on 2 bank holidays in any prorata calculation. 
Some companies do prorata on whole months, some on weeks, some on days....

The maths is definitely a bit complicated, because as I understand it, if your company gives more than the statutory minimum, there are situations in which that can be reduced to stat min (especially long term sickness etc). 

And again, depends on wording: X days plus BHs means the BHs could be calculated separately, and X days including BHs means there's one big pot up to be divvied up between the months. 

Hope the OP is happy with the way those calculations have turned out!

beckysheffield

Savvy_Sue said:

On-the-coast said:

OK.. but there are 8 bank holidays (in England) 9 this year and next... 

Actually there will have been 10 by the end of this year, and 9 next ... although not everyone was given extra days: if your leave entitlement is phrased as X (minimum 20) days PLUS bank holidays then you should have got them. 

On-the-coast said:

so i'm not sure your maths adds up.
Anyway bottom line is if it's not written down anywhere, talk to your line manager or HR and ask them to tell you what you're going to get.   If it doesn't seem right to you, ask them to explain. because i don't think anyone can be specific based on what  you've told us so far.
If you're leaving before christmas you probably miss out on 2 bank holidays in any prorata calculation. 
Some companies do prorata on whole months, some on weeks, some on days....

The maths is definitely a bit complicated, because as I understand it, if your company gives more than the statutory minimum, there are situations in which that can be reduced to stat min (especially long term sickness etc). 

And again, depends on wording: X days plus BHs means the BHs could be calculated separately, and X days including BHs means there's one big pot up to be divvied up between the months. 

Hope the OP is happy with the way those calculations have turned out!

I’ll have to look closer As I can’t see how they calculate for leavers.