NHS worker entitlements

Over a million NHS staff are on Agenda for Change terms — a national contract (the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook) that is more generous than the statutory floor on almost every entitlement. These calculators do the handbook maths with your own numbers.

The source for everything on these pages

2026/27

NHS T&C Handbook (Agenda for Change)

Sections 13–16: annual leave, sickness absence, parents' leave and pay, redundancy. England text; Scotland, Wales and NI variations flagged where they differ.

NHS annual leave calculator →

27 / 29 / 33 days + 8 bank holidays

By service band, in days or hours, with part-time conversion

NHS maternity pay calculator →

8 wks full + 18 wks half pay + SMP

Occupational scheme with the option to spread payments

NHS sick pay calculator →

up to 6 months full + 6 months half

Section 14 scale by years of service

NHS redundancy calculator →

1 month's pay per year (max 24)

Contractual scheme, £23k floor / £80k salary cap

Carer's leave for NHS staff →

1 week statutory + local policies

How trusts layer policy on the statutory right

Statutory vs Agenda for Change: the headline gaps

Why the NHS scheme usually beats the statutory minimum
Entitlement	Statutory floor	Agenda for Change
Annual leave	28 days incl. bank holidays	35–41 days incl. 8 public holidays
Sick pay	SSP £123.25/wk, 28 wks	1–6 months full pay + same again at half, by service
Maternity	39 wks SMP	8 wks full + 18 wks half + SMP, with 13 more wks SMP
Redundancy	Max 30 wks × £751	A month per year, up to 24 months' pay

The occupational schemes carry conditions the statutory ones don't — 12 months' service for maternity, returning to work for 3 months, and so on. Each calculator spells out the conditions that apply to its own numbers.

Common questions

Do these figures apply in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?

Mostly — Agenda for Change is UK-wide, but each nation applies its own amendments: NHS Wales adds a leave day on appointment, Scotland has its own redundancy section and pay scales. The calculators flag the differences inline.

I'm a doctor/dentist — do these calculators apply to me?

Medical and dental staff are on separate national contracts, though the maternity scheme mirrors Section 15 closely. Bank and agency staff aren't on AfC terms at all — statutory rules apply instead.

Where do I find my exact pay for these calculations?

Your payslip or the current AfC pay circular. Our calculators ask for your actual salary rather than a band lookup, so pay awards never make the results stale.

Sources for the figures on this page

Last checked 3 July 2026

NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook (Agenda for Change)

How we keep these current: methodology & update policy.