Part time support staff - how is the number of hours/days paid annual leave calculated?

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I'm very aware this may be a thick question but I've recently taken on a part time role in a school office and I'm struggling to work out how many hours paid annual leave I receive. It doesn't help that I'm new to term time calendar workings and part time.

Without going into too much detail is there a rough way to work this out? I've had a go and came up with a figure that kind of feels right (as I know that my hours are roughly 25% of an FTE, so I'm guessing holiday and salary calcs will use a similar %). I know there are small differences according to whether it's an academy (we are) but something rough would help.

I've tried taking to our HR bod in school who had a go at trying to explain but kind of fobbed me off with "it's quite a complicated calculation" and I've also tried calling our payroll area who just told me it was included in my monthly salary (I know) and to speak to someone in school in will be able to explain as they can't. I don't really want to go back to her as I think she's fed up trying to explain.

I've always known how to work these things out in all other jobs but it's frustrating not knowing and also, a bit worrying because if I ever get a pay rise (Ironic laugh there ) or change hours how will I know the figures are all right?!

Christ this a long post. If you've even read this far thanks.

Usually the calculation will be in your contract?

The calculation I use for part time, term time support staff is;

Full time salary x no of hours worked, divided by 52.14 times 44.26 (term time plus hols), divided by 37 (full time hours).

So if the full time salary was 20k, and you were working 15 hours term time, the annual salary would be roughly £6882, paid over 12 months.

Hope this helps.

Hi hall, thanks I'll try that.
My contract doesn't tell me unfortunately.

Actually, if you check back, I've just looked at the detail you've put ...is that for working out PT equivalent salary or paid annual leave? Thanks!

Oh I see. It might be different for you, but my support staff work 39 weeks and are paid for 44.26 weeks, so 5.26 weeks holiday a year, but it's added to monthly salary and paid each month.

In reality school staff have no leeway over when annual leave is taken (has to be during school hols), so that's why it's done that way.

Does that make sense?

So if you're part time, the 5.26 weeks will be pro rata according to your usual weekly hours.

That's really helpful, thanks! And my fag packet maths came to a very similar figure.
Yep, I think that's why the lady at school can't understand why I want to understand as it isn't like I have X days I can take when I want, and that's fine as I get how it's paid. I think I like to know so i can understand the overall benefit I'm getting, as they may be a time in the future when I want to move elsewhere so I can compare the pay and value of paid leave.

Does that make sense?!