Annual leave entitlement
A member of staff’s annual leave entitlement will depend on the following factors:
- Number of weekly contracted hours
- Total number of years NHS service
Leave entitlement based on length of service are shown in the table below. These are full time entitlements and must be pro-rata for part-time staff.
| Years NHS service | Entitlement in days (annual leave + bank holidays) | Entitlement in hours (annual leave + bank holidays) | Weekly contracted hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| On appointment | 27 + 8 | 202.5 + 60 | 37.5 |
| After five years | 29 + 8 | 217.5 + 60 | 37.5 |
| After ten years | 33 + 8 | 247.5 + 60 | 37.5 |
Annual leave entitlement in hours
The table below outlines the annual leave entitlement for weekly contracted staff in hours.
| Weekly basic contracted hours | On appointment | After five years service | After ten years service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37.5 | 202.5 | 217.5 | 247.5 |
| 37.0 | 200.0 | 214.5 | 244.0 |
| 36.5 | 197.0 | 211.5 | 241.0 |
| 36.0 | 194.5 | 209.0 | 237.5 |
| 35.5 | 191.5 | 206.0 | 234.5 |
| 35.0 | 189.0 | 203.0 | 231.0 |
| 34.5 | 186.5 | 200.0 | 227.5 |
| 34.0 | 183.5 | 197.0 | 224.5 |
| 33.5 | 181.0 | 194.5 | 221.0 |
| 33.0 | 178.0 | 191.5 | 218.0 |
| 32.5 | 175.5 | 188.5 | 214.5 |
| 32.0 | 173.0 | 185.5 | 211.0 |
| 31.5 | 170.0 | 182.5 | 208.0 |
| 31.0 | 167.5 | 180.0 | 204.5 |
| 30.5 | 164.5 | 177.0 | 201.5 |
| 30.0 | 162.0 | 174.0 | 198.0 |
| 29.5 | 159.5 | 171.0 | 194.5 |
| 29.0 | 156.5 | 168.0 | 191.5 |
| 28.5 | 154.0 | 165.5 | 188.0 |
| 28.0 | 151.0 | 162.5 | 185.0 |
| 27.5 | 148.5 | 159.5 | 181.5 |
| 27.0 | 146.0 | 156.5 | 178.0 |
| 26.5 | 143.0 | 153.5 | 175.0 |
| 26.0 | 140.5 | 151.0 | 171.5 |
| 25.5 | 137.5 | 148.0 | 168.5 |
| 25.0 | 135.0 | 145.0 | 165.0 |
| 24.5 | 132.5 | 142.0 | 161.5 |
| 24.0 | 129.5 | 139.0 | 158.5 |
| 23.5 | 127.0 | 136.5 | 155.0 |
| 23.0 | 124.0 | 133.5 | 152.0 |
| 22.5 | 121.5 | 130.5 | 148.5 |
| 22.0 | 119.0 | 127.5 | 145.0 |
| 21.5 | 116.0 | 124.5 | 142.0 |
| 21.0 | 113.5 | 122.0 | 138.5 |
| 20.5 | 110.5 | 119.0 | 135.5 |
| 20.0 | 108.0 | 116.0 | 132.0 |
| 19.5 | 105.5 | 113.0 | 128.5 |
| 19.0 | 102.5 | 110.0 | 125.5 |
| 18.5 | 100.0 | 107.5 | 122.0 |
| 18.0 | 97.0 | 104.5 | 119.0 |
| 17.5 | 94.5 | 101.5 | 115.5 |
| 17.0 | 92.0 | 98.5 | 112.0 |
| 16.5 | 89.0 | 95.5 | 109.0 |
| 16.0 | 86.5 | 93.0 | 105.5 |
| 15.5 | 83.5 | 90.0 | 102.5 |
| 15.0 | 81.0 | 87.0 | 99.0 |
| 14.5 | 78.5 | 84.0 | 95.5 |
| 14.0 | 75.5 | 81.0 | 92.5 |
| 13.5 | 73.0 | 78.5 | 89.0 |
| 13.0 | 70.0 | 75.5 | 86.0 |
| 12.5 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 82.5 |
| 12.0 | 65.0 | 69.5 | 79.0 |
| 11.5 | 62.0 | 66.5 | 76.0 |
| 11.0 | 59.5 | 64.0 | 72.5 |
| 10.5 | 56.5 | 61.0 | 69.5 |
| 10.0 | 54.0 | 58.0 | 66.0 |
| 9.5 | 51.5 | 55.0 | 62.5 |
| 9.0 | 48.5 | 52.0 | 59.5 |
| 8.5 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 56.0 |
| 8.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 53.0 |
| 7.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 49.5 |
| 7.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 46.0 |
| 6.5 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 43.0 |
| 6.0 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 39.5 |
| 5.5 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 36.5 |
| 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 |
| 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 |
| 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 26.5 |
| 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 |
| 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 |
| 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 |
| 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 |
| 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 |
| 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 |