UK employment-law guide
Holiday pay for irregular-hours and part-year workers
Irregular-hours and part-year workers accrue holiday at 12.07% of the hours they actually work — and you can pay it rolled-up, itemised on the payslip.
- Accrual is 12.07% of hours worked (5.6 weeks ÷ 46.4 working weeks).
- Average weekly pay uses the 52-week reference period, skipping unpaid weeks.
- Rolled-up holiday pay must be shown as a separate line.
- WardHR calculates the balance and uplift and retains the signed record.
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