--- title: Holiday allowances and accrual description: Holiday calculations are dependent on the contract type and the country in which you are working. 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[Knowledge Base](https://help.kobas.co.uk/?hsLang=en) 2. [Teams](https://help.kobas.co.uk/teams?hsLang=en) 3. [Holidays & Time Off](https://help.kobas.co.uk/teams?hsLang=en#holidays-time-off) January 20, 2026 # Holiday allowances and accrual ## Holiday calculations are dependent on the contract type and the country in which you are working. This article explains how Kobas calculates these figures. ***Who can use this feature:** 🥇Accounts on the Starters as an add-on, on Mains (if this is a chosen included feature) or All You Can Eat. 🔐Users with access to **Rotas** Settings.* ![](https://help.kobas.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-25-2024-08-18-06-3298-AM.png?width=655&height=111&name=image-png-Mar-25-2024-08-18-06-3298-AM.png) #### Jump to: - [Introduction](https://help.kobas.co.uk/holidays#intro) - Kobas terminology and definitions - Staff set-up and configuration - [Calculations](https://help.kobas.co.uk/holidays#calculations) - [Notes](https://help.kobas.co.uk/holidays#notes) - Changing contract types mid-year - Viewing holiday accrual --- ### Introduction The accrual and allocation of holidays are complex processes that differ between countries and domestic jurisdictions. This page explains the processes and definitions Kobas uses in these calculations.  **Check out our Blog** article on "[Managing Irregular Hours: What Your Business Needs To Know](https://www.kobas.co.uk/blog/managing-irregular-hours/)" #### Definitions | **Holiday Year** | This is the 12-month period in which your organisation allocates holidays. This is often Apr-Mar or Jan-Dec. | | --- | --- | | **Holiday Day** | This is a paid day off. | | **Holiday Day Length** | This is the length of a holiday day. The calculation may depend on jurisdiction and is irrelevant for Rolled Up Holiday Pay. | | **Day Off** | This is an unpaid day off. | | **Full-Time** | This refers to staff who consistently and contractually work 5 days per week. | | **Part-Time** | This refers to staff who consistently and contractually work between 1 and 4 days per week. | | **Irregular Hours** | This refers to staff who do not have a set number of days or hours. | | **Full Year Allowance** | This is the number of holiday days this person will have for a full year, excluding any Carried-over days. It cannot be below the statutory minimum number for the local jurisdiction. | | **Projected Entitlement** | If the staff members work for the whole leave year, this number will match the Full Year Allowance. This number will be proportionately less if they start part-way through the leave year. | | **This Year Remaining** | Projected Entitlement for the year, plus any carried-over days, minus any days already approved. | | **Carried Over** | Holiday Days added to this year that were untaken last year. | | **Accrued To Date** | The holiday days you are entitled to are based on how much you have worked from the start of this holiday year. | | **Requested / Declined / Approved / Taken** | The number of holiday days the staff member has requested, how many requests were approved/declined, and how many have been taken (used and paid for). | | **Pay Holiday Days** | This payment method is used when staff are paid for their holiday days when they take them. | | **Rolled-up Holiday Pay** | This payment method allows an employer to pay a higher hourly rate, incorporating holiday pay. |   Staff set up and configuration Ensuring that staff are set up and configured correctly is essential to ensure they accrue the correct holiday. For more detailed guidance, please see our other pages: - [Creating a new staff member](https://help.kobas.co.uk/add-staff?hsLang=en) - [The staff HR profile](https://help.kobas.co.uk/staff-profile?hsLang=en) You can permanently allocate staff members more than the statutory minimum in your territory (by editing the **Full Year Allowance**) or for the current year only (by editing the **Carried Over** figure). The above articles explain how to do this. --- ### Holiday allocation and accrual calculations To learn how holiday allowance, accrual, and pay are calculated, select the correct jurisdiction (or country) and the contract type.  | | **Full or Part Time** | **Irregular Hours** (leave year starts after Apr 2024) | **Irregular Hours** (leave year started before Apr 2024) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **United Kingdom mainland** | [![](https://help.kobas.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-55-27-4871-PM.png?width=100&height=108&name=image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-55-27-4871-PM.png)](https://help.kobas.co.uk/holidays2?hsLang=en) | [![](https://help.kobas.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-55-27-4871-PM.png?width=100&height=108&name=image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-55-27-4871-PM.png)](https://help.kobas.co.uk/holidays3?hsLang=en) | [![](https://help.kobas.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-55-27-4871-PM.png?width=100&height=108&name=image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-55-27-4871-PM.png)](https://help.kobas.co.uk/irregular-hours?hsLang=en) | | Northern Ireland **\*\*Support coming soon\*\*** | ![](https://help.kobas.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-57-20-5677-PM.png?width=102&height=59&name=image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-57-20-5677-PM.png) | ![](https://help.kobas.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-57-20-5677-PM.png?width=102&height=59&name=image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-57-20-5677-PM.png) | ![](https://help.kobas.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-57-20-5677-PM.png?width=102&height=59&name=image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-57-20-5677-PM.png) | | **Republic of Ireland** | [![](https://help.kobas.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-59-05-8913-PM.png?width=108&height=62&name=image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-59-05-8913-PM.png)](https://help.kobas.co.uk/holidays8?hsLang=en) | [![](https://help.kobas.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-59-05-8913-PM.png?width=108&height=62&name=image-png-Mar-21-2024-01-59-05-8913-PM.png)](https://help.kobas.co.uk/holidays4?hsLang=en) | | | Isle of Man **\*\*Support coming soon\*\*** | ![](https://help.kobas.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2024-02-00-00-9262-PM.png?width=105&height=113&name=image-png-Mar-21-2024-02-00-00-9262-PM.png) | ![](https://help.kobas.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-21-2024-02-00-00-9262-PM.png?width=105&height=113&name=image-png-Mar-21-2024-02-00-00-9262-PM.png) | | You will find references to local legislation in each subsection above. --- ### Notes #### Changing contract types mid-year It is not uncommon for a staff member to change contract type part-way through the Holiday year. In this scenario, Kobas will work out the staff members' accrual as a 'leaver' under the old contract, work out their allowance as a mid-year starter under the 'new' contract and add the two numbers together. #### Viewing holiday accrual There are several pages within Kobas where some or all of this information is displayed: - [New Holiday Request Page](https://help.kobas.co.uk/cloud-basics?hsLang=en) - staff will see the key figures when requesting time off - [Personal Details Page](https://help.kobas.co.uk/dashboard?hsLang=en) - staff can see how their balance is worked out - [Holidays Page](https://help.kobas.co.uk/time-off?hsLang=en) - managers can see holidays remaining before approving - [Holiday Status Report](https://help.kobas.co.uk/labour-analysis?hsLang=en) -[m](https://help.kobas.co.uk/labour-analysis?hsLang=en)anagers and administrative functions can see all of the details regarding all staff members at a glance. - [Staff Profile](https://help.kobas.co.uk/staff-profile?hsLang=en) - 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