{"id":1401,"date":"2026-03-23T16:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theholidaytracke-4xhy3odrd6.live-website.com\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:17:29","slug":"are-you-making-this-bank-holiday-mistake-with-part-time-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theholidaytracke-4xhy3odrd6.live-website.com\/2026\/03\/23\/are-you-making-this-bank-holiday-mistake-with-part-time-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you making this bank holiday mistake with part-time staff?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/theholidaytracke-4xhy3odrd6.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bank-Hol-Image.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theholidaytracke-4xhy3odrd6.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bank-Hol-Image.webp 1200w, https:\/\/theholidaytracke-4xhy3odrd6.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bank-Hol-Image-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/theholidaytracke-4xhy3odrd6.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bank-Hol-Image-1024x512.webp 1024w, https:\/\/theholidaytracke-4xhy3odrd6.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bank-Hol-Image-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a surprisingly common mistake, and most businesses don&#8217;t realise they&#8217;re making it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\">&#8220;We treat everyone the same.&#8221; It&#8217;s what every good employer aims for. But when it comes to part-time staff and bank holidays, a well-intentioned calculation can end up producing very unequal entitlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>If you pro-rate holiday entitlement for part-time staff, which is exactly the right thing to do, there\u2019s one easy step to miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you miss it, some employees end up with noticeably more paid time off than colleagues working the same hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what that looks like, and how to make sure your calculations are getting it right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A quick example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Say you have two part-time employees, both working four days a week. You&#8217;ve pro-rated their entitlement correctly: 16 days each. Looks fair. But watch what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  .compare-grid {\n    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;\n    gap: 14px; margin: 24px 0;\n  }\n  @media (max-width: 520px) { .compare-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }\n\n  .person-card {\n    border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px;\n    overflow: hidden; background: var(--white);\n  }\n  .person-header {\n    padding: 14px 18px 12px;\n    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\n    background: var(--peach);\n    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);\n  }\n  .person-avatar {\n    width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 50%;\n    background: var(--peach-dark);\n    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\n    font-size: 1.85rem; flex-shrink: 0;\n  }\n  .person-name { font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.25em; color: var(--dark); }\n  .person-days { font-size: 1em; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 1px; }\n  .person-body { padding: 4px 18px 18px; }\n  .day-row {\n    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\n    padding: 9px 0; font-size: 1em;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);\n  }\n  .day-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }\n  .day-label { color: var(--muted); }\n  .day-val { font-weight: 700; color: var(--dark); }\n  .total-row {\n    margin-top: 10px; padding: 10px 12px; border-radius: 6px;\n    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\n  }\n  .total-label { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--muted); }\n  .total-val { font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 900; color: var(--red); }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"compare-grid\">\n      <div class=\"person-card\">\n        <div class=\"person-header\">\n          <div class=\"person-avatar\">\ud83d\udc69<\/div>\n          <div>\n            <div class=\"person-name\">Mary<\/div>\n            <div class=\"person-days\">Works Mon \u2013 Thu<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"person-body\">\n          <div class=\"day-row\"><span class=\"day-label\">Holiday entitlement<\/span><span class=\"day-val\">16 days<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"day-row\"><span class=\"day-label\">Bank holidays she gets<\/span><span class=\"day-val\">7 days<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"total-row\" style=\"background: #fdf0ee; border: 1px solid #f0c0bb;\">\n            <span class=\"total-label\">Total days off<\/span>\n            <span class=\"total-val\">23 days<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"person-card\">\n        <div class=\"person-header\">\n          <div class=\"person-avatar\">\ud83d\udc68<\/div>\n          <div>\n            <div class=\"person-name\">Tony<\/div>\n            <div class=\"person-days\">Works Tue \u2013 Fri<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"person-body\">\n          <div class=\"day-row\"><span class=\"day-label\">Holiday entitlement<\/span><span class=\"day-val\">16 days<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"day-row\"><span class=\"day-label\">Bank holidays he gets<\/span><span class=\"day-val\">3 days<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"total-row\" style=\"background: #fdf0ee; border: 1px solid #f0c0bb;\">\n            <span class=\"total-label\">Total days off<\/span>\n            <span class=\"total-val\">19 days<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"problem-box\">\n      <h3>Why does this happen?<\/h3>\n      <p>Most UK bank holidays fall on a Monday. Mary works Mondays, so she benefits from them automatically. Tony doesn&#8217;t work Mondays, so he misses most of them entirely.<\/p>\n      <p>You&#8217;ve given both the same entitlement, but ended up with a gap of <span class=\"diff-highlight\">4 days<\/span>. Not because of any deliberate decision, but because bank holidays weren&#8217;t included in the pro-rata calculation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to fix it, and how The Holiday Tracker does it automatically<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The fix is straightforward: include bank holidays inside the pro-rata calculation, rather than treating them separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"callout\">\n      <strong>The key principal:<\/strong> \n      Bank holidays are part of the total entitlement. They need to be pro-rated alongside annual leave, then deducted based on which ones each employee actually benefits from.\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"steps\">\n      <div class=\"step visible\">\n        <div class=\"step-num\">1<\/div>\n        <div class=\"step-content\">\n          <h3>Combine holiday and bank holidays<\/h3>\n          <p>Before any calculation, add them together into a single total. A full-time employee with 20 days holiday and 8 bank holidays has a total entitlement of:<\/p>\n          <span class=\"math-pill\">20 + 8 = 28 days<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"step visible\">\n        <div class=\"step-num\">2<\/div>\n        <div class=\"step-content\">\n          <h3>Pro-rate the full total<\/h3>\n          <p>Apply the part-time fraction to the combined figure, not just the annual leave portion. For someone working four days a week:<\/p>\n          <span class=\"math-pill\">28 \u00d7 4\/5 = 22.4 \u2192 rounded to 22.5 days<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"step visible\">\n        <div class=\"step-num\">3<\/div>\n        <div class=\"step-content\">\n          <h3>Deduct the bank holidays they actually receive<\/h3>\n          <p>Some of that 22.5 days will land on bank holidays, days the employee is already getting off. Those are deducted, leaving a clear bookable balance.<\/p>\n          <span class=\"math-pill\">22.5 \u2212 bank holidays on working days = bookable entitlement<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The result: equal entitlement, fairly calculated<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Mary and Tony now have the same overall entitlement of 22.5 days. The difference is simply in how those days fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  .result-grid {\n    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;\n    gap: 14px; margin: 24px 0;\n  }\n  @media (max-width: 520px) { .result-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }\n  .result-card {\n    border: 1px solid var(--border); border-top: 4px solid var(--red);\n    border-radius: 8px; padding: 20px; background: var(--white);\n  }\n  .result-name { font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.25em; color: var(--dark); margin-bottom: 10px; }\n  .result-big { font-size: 2.4rem; font-weight: 900; color: var(--dark); line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 3px; }\n  .result-label { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--muted); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.07em; font-weight: 700; }\n  .result-breakdown {\n    margin-top: 12px; padding-top: 10px;\n    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);\n    font-size: 1.15em; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.9;\n  }\n  .result-breakdown strong { color: var(--dark); font-weight: 700; }\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"result-grid\">\n      <div class=\"result-card\">\n        <div class=\"result-name\">\ud83d\udc69 Mary<\/div>\n        <div class=\"result-big\">22.5<\/div>\n        <div class=\"result-label\">total days entitlement<\/div>\n        <div class=\"result-breakdown\">\n          <span>7 bank holidays on her working days<\/span>\n          <span><strong>15.5 days<\/strong> to book freely<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"result-card\">\n        <div class=\"result-name\">\ud83d\udc68 Tony<\/div>\n        <div class=\"result-big\">22.5<\/div>\n        <div class=\"result-label\">total days entitlement<\/div>\n        <div class=\"result-breakdown\">\n          <span>3 bank holidays on his working days<\/span>\n          <span><strong>19.5 days<\/strong> to book freely<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary has more of her entitlement on fixed dates. Tony has more flexibility to book when he chooses. But&nbsp;<strong>both receive exactly the same total time off<\/strong>, which is what fair entitlement looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"summary\">\n      <h3>The three-step summary<\/h3>\n      <ul class=\"summary-steps\">\n        <li><span class=\"s-num\">1<\/span> Combine holiday entitlement and bank holidays into a single total<\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"s-num\">2<\/span> Pro-rate that total based on the employee&#8217;s working pattern<\/li>\n        <li><span class=\"s-num\">3<\/span> Deduct the bank holidays that actually fall on their working days<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach ensures that all part-time employees receive their fair share of entitlement, regardless of which days they work. It&#8217;s the difference between entitlement that looks equal and entitlement that actually is equal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Holiday Tracker applies this calculation automatically for every employee, so you don\u2019t need to work through it manually. It keeps everything consistent from the start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also gives you a clear way to manage everything around it. Holiday requests, sickness, and other types of absence all sit in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you\u2019re not just getting entitlement,  you\u2019re keeping holidays and absences organised in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want The Holiday Tracker to handle this for you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d rather not have to think about holiday entitlement, who\u2019s off, and managing annual leave, you can try it here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"\/freetrial\" class=\"btn btn-large btn-blue\">Start Your Free Trial<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a surprisingly common mistake, and most businesses don&#8217;t realise they&#8217;re making it. &#8220;We treat everyone the same.&#8221; It&#8217;s what every good employer aims for. 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