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Parental Leave Holiday Carryover Calculator

Based on the default pattern below, a typical entitlement is 20 days. Adjust the inputs for your exact figure.

5 days

Your entitlement

20 days

How it's worked out

(5 days ÷ 5 full-time days) × 4 protected weeks × 5 days = 20 days

Audit note

This is the Reg 13 protected carryover for specific circumstances — long-term sickness, maternity, parental, shared parental or carer's leave — not a general right to carry over your core 4 weeks. It must be pro-rated for part-time and part-year patterns, and used within 18 months of the end of the leave year it accrued in.

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How this calculation works

Long-term sick, maternity, parental, shared parental or carer's leave stopped you taking your holiday? UK law protects your core 4 weeks — carry it forward, pro-rated to your working pattern, instead of losing it.

Worked example

(5 days ÷ 5 full-time days) × 4 protected weeks × 5 days = 20 days

Frequently asked questions

Does unpaid parental leave affect my holiday carryover?
No — it's one of the protected Regulation 13 reasons, so annual leave you couldn't take because of parental leave carries over rather than being lost, pro-rated to your contracted days or hours.
How much parental leave am I entitled to?
Up to 18 weeks per child, unpaid, up to their 18th birthday — separate from the holiday carryover this calculator works out.
Does the 18-month carryover deadline apply here too?
Yes — leave carried over because of parental leave must be used within 18 months of the end of the leave year it accrued in, the same statutory deadline as sick leave and maternity carryover.
Is parental leave's protection smaller than other reasons?
No — parental leave carries the same 4-week Regulation 13 cap as long-term sickness, maternity, shared parental and carer's leave, pro-rated to your working pattern. UK law protects the same amount regardless of which of these reasons applies.