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Holiday pay when you are made redundant

Untaken statutory holiday is paid when you leave. The estimate uses the part of the leave year completed by your leaving date.

Your employer: The Post Office announced about 100 job cuts on 26 September 2026.

Include bank holidays if your contract counts them. Leave blank for the statutory minimum.

If known, this helps apply the 5.6-week statutory cap.

For irregular hours, we convert these days using your usual hours in a leave day.

Required for irregular hours. For regular days, enter either this or weekly pay.

This is an estimate, not advice. Check the details with GOV.UK’s guidance on holiday when leaving a job.

Common questions

Do I get paid for untaken holiday if made redundant?

Yes. An employer must pay for untaken statutory holiday when you leave a job.

How does leave build up with irregular hours?

For leave years beginning on or after 1 April 2024, statutory leave accrues at 12.07% of hours worked in each pay period.