Annual leave guide

If you are joining the LSE, or leaving, you can calculate your adjusted entitlement using the following form:

Holiday Calculator 2026

Holiday Calculator 2025 

As most English public holidays fall on a Monday, part-time staff who, for example, don't work Mondays need to be compensated with additional annual leave to make up for the public holidays they miss.

Conversely part-time staff who normally work Mondays will receive slightly less annual leave to make up for their over-allocation public holidays. These calculators takes into account these factors and adjust your entitlement accordingly.

For a table outlining the pattern of English public holidays and LSE School closure days for 2025-2027, please click here.

To understand more about how we calculate annual leave entitlements, including bank holiday and school closure day rules, please refer to the MyHR Support site.

For a full list of annual leave FAQs, please visit the MyHR Support Sharepoint for employees and managers

Can I carry over my annual leave?

If you have not used all of your annual leave entitlement by 31 December, you can automatically carry forward up to five days’ leave into the following leave year (pro-rated if you are part-time).

If you would like to request additional carry forward, it is recommended that you first discuss this with your line manager. Then complete the following form: 2025 End Of Year Additional Annual Leave Carry Over Request. The deadline to complete the form is 31st January 2026.

Is the leave year the calendar year or the academic year?

The leave year is the calendar year, i.e. January - December. 

What is a reasonable amount of notice when informing my line manager of my intention to take my annual leave?

Usually it is expected that members of staff should give their line manager notice of at least twice the length of the period of leave to be taken. In some rare cases, operational reasons may necessitate that leave cannot be granted at the preferred time.

I've just started at LSE. How is my leave calculated for my first year?

Your entitlement during your first leave year is adjusted on a pro-rata basis. Your new leave year is calculated using your start date through to the 31st December. 

I'm leaving LSE. How is my final leave calculated?

Your final salary is adjusted to take into account the amount of leave you have taken during the calendar year. 

You can calculate this figure using the calculator above.