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Annual leave calculator

Work out your statutory annual leave from the hours you work, with your public holiday entitlement and statutory sick days.

Hours worked in the leave year
Annual leave 
The three methods (you get the greatest)
Public holidays
Statutory sick leave

This is an estimate of the legal minimum under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 and the Sick Leave Act 2022. Your contract can give you more. It is not legal advice. Check your position with your employer, Citizens Information or the Workplace Relations Commission. Terms of use.

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Worked example

Full time, 39 hours over 5 days, all year. 2,028 hours is more than 1,365, so you get the maximum of 4 working weeks: 20 days or 156 hours.

Part time, 20 hours over 3 days, 30 weeks. 600 hours. At 20 hours a week the months fall short of 117 hours, so the monthly method gives nothing. 8% of 600 hours is 48 hours, which is 2.4 working weeks, or 7.2 days of your 3-day week.

How annual leave is calculated

Section 19 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 gives three methods. You get whichever gives the most:

  1. 4 working weeks if you worked at least 1,365 hours in the leave year, unless it is a year in which you changed employment.
  2. One third of a working week for each calendar month in which you worked at least 117 hours (about 27 hours a week).
  3. 8% of the hours you worked in the leave year, up to 4 working weeks.

A working week is the days and hours you normally work: if you work 3 days of 10 hours, a working week of leave is 3 days or 30 hours. Hours on annual leave, certified sick leave and other protected leave count as hours worked. In "By weeks" mode the calculator counts the months that reach 117 hours from your weekly hours, taking a month as 52/12 weeks; enter total hours and months if your hours vary.

Holiday pay is paid in advance at your normal weekly rate. If you have worked for 8 months you are entitled to an unbroken 2 weeks off.

Public holidays

There are 10 public holidays a year. Full-time workers qualify straight away; part-time workers need 40 hours in the 5 weeks before the holiday. On a day you would normally work, you get a paid day off, a day's pay, an extra day of annual leave or a paid day off within a month, at your employer's choice. On a day you do not normally work, you get one fifth of your normal weekly pay.

Statutory sick leave

Under the Sick Leave Act 2022, employees with 13 weeks' continuous service get 5 days of sick pay a calendar year (3 in 2023, 5 from 2024), at 70% of normal daily pay up to €110 a day, with a medical certificate. After that, Illness Benefit may be paid by the Department of Social Protection. An employer sick pay scheme that is more favourable overall replaces the statutory scheme.

Sources

Rates last checked 10 October 2026. Every figure is listed on rates and sources.

Questions

How many days annual leave am I entitled to in Ireland?
Most full-time employees are entitled to 4 working weeks of paid annual leave a year: 20 days if you work 5 days a week. Part-time workers get 8% of the hours they work, up to 4 working weeks. Your contract can give you more, but not less.
How is annual leave calculated for part-time workers?
Usually as 8% of the hours you work in the leave year. Someone who works 20 hours a week over 3 days for 30 weeks has worked 600 hours, so gets 48 hours of leave, which is 7.2 days of their 3-day week.
Does sick leave count towards annual leave?
Yes, if it is certified by a doctor. Time on certified sick leave, maternity, paternity, adoptive, parental and parent's leave, force majeure leave and the first 13 weeks of carer's leave all count as time worked for annual leave.
How many public holidays are there in Ireland?
10 a year, since St Brigid's Day was added in February 2023. Good Friday is not a public holiday.
Do part-time workers get paid for public holidays?
Yes, once you have worked at least 40 hours in the 5 weeks before the holiday. Full-time workers qualify straight away. If the holiday falls on a day you normally work, you get a paid day off (or your employer can give you a day's pay, an extra day of annual leave, or a paid day off within a month). If you do not normally work that day, you get one fifth of your normal weekly pay.
How many sick days do I get in Ireland?
5 days of statutory sick pay a year, paid by your employer at 70% of your normal daily pay up to €110 a day. You need 13 weeks of continuous service and a medical certificate. The Sick Leave Act 2022 allows for 7 and then 10 days, but the increase has not been made.
When does the leave year start?
The statutory leave year runs from 1 April to 31 March. Many employers use the calendar year instead, which does not change how much you are entitled to.
What if my employer does not give me my leave?
Raise it with your employer first. If that does not resolve it, you can make a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission within 6 months.

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