Holiday entitlement

Statutory minimums, the leave year, and approving requests fairly.

Updated June 2026 · general information, not legal advice

The statutory minimum

Almost all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year. For someone working five days a week that's 28 days, which can include bank holidays.
Part-time workers get the same 5.6 weeks, pro-rated to the days they work.

For casual, bank or zero-hours workers with no fixed pattern, holiday is commonly accrued at 12.07% of the hours they actually work — 5.6 weeks expressed as a fraction of the working year (5.6 ÷ 46.4).
In Tenavo, set such workers to the 'Casual / bank' contract type (or the 'Accrued 12.07%' holiday basis). Their entitlement then builds from hours worked rather than a fixed number of days.
Following Harpur Trust v Brazel, don't simply cap holiday at 12.07% for permanent part-year/term-time staff — treat the 12.07% method as for genuinely casual/irregular work, and take advice on term-time contracts.

Set a clear leave year and track each person's entitlement, days taken, and any agreed carry-over.
Approve or decline requests consistently and within a reasonable time. Tenavo shows pending requests on your dashboard so none are missed.

Keep employee records, contracts, holidays, sickness and conduct in one place, with renewal dates tracked so nothing slips through.