How to calculate holidays when leave job

The way that holiday is calculated is usually covered in an employment contract from memory. Some contracts only allow leave to be earned on completion of a full month so 1.75 days earned per complete month. Assuming he left on 30th September he has earned 1.75*6 days so 10.5 days and having taken 7.0 is owed 3.5 days. this is obviously just an example

maisie_cat wrote: »

Some contracts only allow leave to be earned on completion of a full month

that would be illegal ... a company may say that people may not take paid leave before they have 'earned' it during the first year of employment, but the entitlement accrues from the first day of employment and then runs to the last day.

21 days / 12 = 1.75 days per month
1.75 days x 6 months = 10.5 days - actually I'd round that up to 11 because he has worked a few days of October.
So I'd say owed 4 days, assuming that he hasn't had to work any bank holidays, and assuming that he's worked a five day week throughout.

Personally I always including in my resignation letter a calculation of what I think I'm owed and an indication of what I want to do with it: finish sooner or be paid at the end. If I'm wrong the employer has a chance to correct it.

getmore4less wrote: »

statutory accrual is based on 5,6 weeks or 28 days prorata for the part of the holiday year worked.

Yes, but that INCLUDES BH. The OP has stated that the 21 days doesn't include BH.

He is entitled to holiday accrued from 1st April - 30th Sept, plus 5 days. The April-Sept bit is easy - 10.5 days exactly, as that bit is exactly 6 months. He will also have accrued *some* holiday for the extra 5 days. The beauty is that the company is not allowed to round down, they can only round up. So unless they calculate holiday in hours (which is possible), he has accrued 11 days this year, has taken 7 so is owed 4 days. If they pay by the hour for holidays he will be owed 3.5 days plus - i think it's something like a twelvth of the hours he has worked in October, but no doubt someone will be around soon to remind both of us.

Ha ha - I see my calcs are very similar to Savvy Sue's!

jobbingmusician wrote: »

Yes, but that INCLUDES BH. The OP has stated that the 21 days doesn't include BH.

exacltly my point.

the prorata for 6 months is a min of 14 days or 14.5 if you use 21+8.

prorata on 21 alone is wrong.