How is Leave Calculated for Part-Timers with Variable Hours?
A full-time employee working 40 hours per week would have 2080 basic hours worked in a year
(40 Hours x 52 Weeks = 2080 Hours)
In 2024, full-time employees would be entitled to 192 hours of vacation leave + Public Holidays falling on their off days.
For part-timers, the leave entitlement would instead be calculated pro-rata, using the following equation:
basic hours in year ÷ 2080 hours x 192 hours
As you insert the hours worked each month, the basic hours will continue to increase. Let’s take an example of an employee who worked 132 hours in January. Their leave entitlement as at the end of January would be:
132 basic hours ÷ 2080 hours * 192 = 12.18 hours
Then, in February, if they worked 74 hours, this would be a total of 206 hours worked (132 + 74), so by the end of February, their entitlement would be:
206 basic hours ÷ 2080 hours * 192 = 19.02 hours
Do note that the basic hours should not include overtime worked, but they would include any vacation or sick leave taken.