Zero-Hours Holiday Pay
Zero-hours workers get paid holiday — at 12.07% of hours worked. Enter your hours below to see what you've accrued.
Mid-year joiner, leaver, or above-statutory entitlement
Your entitlement
28 days(210 hours)
Annual entitlement. Statutory minimum is 28 days.
5 days per week × 5.6 weeks (statutory minimum) = 28 days per year Your contract treats bank holidays as part of this total — book them as you would any other day off.
Are zero-hours workers entitled to paid holiday?
Yes. A zero-hours contract does not exclude a worker from the Working Time Regulations 1998. The contract just means there is no guaranteed minimum of hours; the worker is still a worker in law and still earns paid annual leave on every hour they work.
Under the rules in force from 1 April 2024, zero-hours workers are treated as irregular-hours workers. Leave accrues at 12.07% of hours worked. The calculator multiplies your hours by 0.1207 to give you the equivalent hours of paid leave.
Two ways to be paid for that holiday
Your employer can pay you in one of two lawful ways:
- When you take the leave. You book time off, and on the payslip covering that week you receive your normal pay rate for the hours you would have worked.
- Rolled-up pay. Each payslip already includes a 12.07% uplift, itemised separately. When you take time off, no further payment is made — the holiday pay has already been paid in instalments.
Either is legal post-April 2024. The rolled-up uplift must be shown as a separate line on the payslip — not silently included in the headline rate.
Frequently asked questions
Do zero-hours workers get paid holiday?+
Yes. Zero-hours workers are entitled to paid annual leave that accrues at 12.07% of hours worked. There is no minimum-hours threshold to qualify.
How do I work out my holiday balance on a zero-hours contract?+
Add up the hours you have worked since the start of your leave year and multiply by 0.1207. That is the hours of paid leave you have accrued. Subtract any hours of holiday already taken to find your balance.
Can my employer just pay me 12.07% extra each week and not give me time off?+
Rolled-up holiday pay is legal for irregular-hours and part-year workers post-April 2024, but you still have the right to take time off. The 12.07% on the payslip pays for the time when you take it.