A 0.6 full-time-equivalent contract
Someone working 22.5 hours across three days is 0.6 full-time equivalent. A 27-day full-year entitlement becomes 121.5 annual-leave hours before public holidays are added.
NHSLeave • UK Agenda for Change leave planning
NNHS Annual Leave Calculator
Estimate Agenda for Change annual leave and public holiday entitlement in hours for full-time or part-time staff.
Hours are the safer resultLocal leave years, public holidays, previous recognised service and working patterns can change the balance.
Estimated total entitlement
262.5 hours202.5 annual leave hours60.0 public holiday hours35.0 your working days
Pro-rata estimate for Agenda for Change staff. Confirm the balance with your employer.
Using this tool
Convert the standard entitlement into hours
Enter contracted weekly hours, working days, completed NHS service and the portion of the leave year being calculated. The standard Agenda for Change starting points are 27 days on appointment, 29 after five years and 33 after 10 years, plus public holidays.
Step-by-step help
Want the full method?
Read: How to Calculate NHS Annual Leave for Part-Time Hours →Reading the output
Working patterns change the meaning of a day
Pro-rata annual leave in hours
Annual leave hours = full-time days x 7.5 hours x contracted hours / 37.5 x months / 12. Public holidays are converted with the same full-time-equivalent ratio, then shown separately and combined.
Check the local leave record
- Use hours when daily shifts are unequal.
- Count only public holidays that fall inside the period you are estimating.
- Ask payroll or HR how previous NHS service and local leave-year rules are handled.
Before relying on the result
NHS contracts and part-time leave
Does this cover every NHS employee?
It is a planning calculator for standard Agenda for Change entitlements. Medical staff, local policies and other contracts can use different rules.
Why is the result mainly in hours?
Hours are more reliable for part-time and uneven working patterns than converting everything to nominal days.