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Vacation Accrual Calculator (Holiday Days Earned and Left)
Work out how many days of holiday or PTO you have earned so far in the leave year, pro rata if you started during it, how many are left after the days you have taken and carried over, and how many will be left at the end of the leave year.
Vacation Accrual Calculator (Holiday Days Earned and Left): Leave builds up evenly by day: 25 days a year, by 30 June in a leave year starting in January (181 of 365 days), gives 12.4 days earned; with 2 carried over and 8 taken, 6.4 are left now and 19 will be by the end of the year. Someone who started on 1 April, in a leave year starting in April, has earned 14.04 of 28 days by 30 September. Runs 100% locally in your browser with zero server file uploads.
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- Business & admin tools
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- In your browser
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- Free · no sign-up
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- Ready to use
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Leave builds up evenly through the leave year: the yearly entitlement × the share of the year worked so far, counted in days from the start of the leave year, or from your start date if you joined during it. The rules on rounding, carrying over, and paying out unused leave come from your contract and local law, which this calculator does not apply; check with your employer.
Leaving a job
When you leave, unused accrued leave is often paid out, and leave taken beyond what you had accrued may be deducted from the final pay; check your contract.
Counting days
To count the days between two dates, use the date difference calculator.
How to use it
- Choose the month the leave year starts and enter your start date.
- Enter your yearly entitlement, days taken, and days carried over.
- Read the days left now and at the end of the year.
Privacy & limitations
Everything is calculated in your browser.
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Frequently asked questions
Does it follow the law in my country?
No: it applies the even accrual you enter. Minimum entitlements, rounding, carry-over limits, and payout of unused leave depend on local law and your contract.
Why can I take leave before I have earned it?
Many employers let staff take the full year's leave in advance; this calculator shows what has accrued, which matters if you leave the job.
What about part-time work?
Enter your pro-rata entitlement, for example 3 days a week out of 5 gives 60% of the full-time days.
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