Annual leave calculator Ireland

Employees in Ireland earn paid annual leave based on the time they work. Part-time workers earn it too, in proportion to their hours.

Enter the hours you worked in the leave year and your normal week, and see your entitlement in days and hours.

How it's calculated

There are three ways to count it, and you get whichever gives you the most.
4 working weeks if you worked at least 1,365 hours hours in the leave year.
A third of a working week for each calendar month in which you worked at least 117 hours hours.
8% of the hours you worked in the leave year.
Whatever the method, the legal maximum is 4 of your normal working weeks.

An example

A part-time worker who did 800 hours in the year, on 20 hours a week over 3 days, gets 8% of 800 = 64 hours. That is 3.2 working weeks, or 9.6 days.

Frequently asked questions

I work part-time. How much leave do I get?

At least 8% of the hours you work in the leave year. If you work 117 hours hours or more in some months, the monthly method may give you more, and the calculator checks both.

Do public holidays count as annual leave?

No. Public holidays are a separate entitlement. The public holiday pay calculator shows what you get for each one.

Can my employer give me more than this?

Yes. This is the legal minimum. Your contract can give you more days, but never fewer.

Key terms

Leave year: The 12 months over which annual leave is earned and counted.
Working week: Your normal week of work. For someone working 3 days, one working week of leave is 3 days off.