Configure how bank holidays work for your team. Set whether they count as leave or are additional, manage bank holiday working with TOIL, and give employees clear visibility of their entitlement.
TimeTally handles bank holidays as part of annual leave management — with TOIL tracking for bank holiday working and pro-rata calculations for part-time staff.
If employees get bank holidays off as part of their 28-day statutory entitlement, configure TimeTally to automatically deduct bank holiday days from annual leave balance. Employees see their bank holidays included in their leave calendar.
If bank holidays are contractually additional to annual leave (i.e. employees get 28 days + bank holidays), configure TimeTally accordingly. Bank holidays appear on the calendar but don't reduce the leave balance.
UK bank holidays are marked on the team calendar automatically. See who's working, who's off, and who's taken leave around bank holidays — essential for managing rotas across holiday periods. Your leave management settings determine whether bank holidays are deducted from annual leave or treated as additional days off.
UK bank holiday dates shown on the calendar for England, Scotland, and NI
See which employees are scheduled to work on bank holidays for rota planning
Export leave and bank holiday data for payroll and HR reporting
Create a 'Bank Holiday TOIL' leave type with your preferred accrual rate (e.g. 2:1) and an expiry period. When employees work bank holidays, managers approve the TOIL accrual — maintaining a clear, permanent record.
Pair bank holiday management with TOIL management and part-time leave management for a complete solution.
Track statutory and contractual holiday entitlement, carry-over, and pro-rata calculations.
Record self-certified and doctor-certified sick leave. Track Bradford Factor scores automatically.
Accrue, request, and track time off in lieu from overtime and on-call callouts.
Create custom leave types for compassionate, bereavement, and other special circumstances.
Track maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave alongside regular annual leave.
Any custom leave type you need — configured with its own rules, entitlement, and approval flow.
TimeTally lets you configure bank holidays for your organisation. You can choose whether UK bank holidays are automatically deducted from annual leave entitlement (if employees are contractually entitled to them off) or treated separately. The system supports England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland bank holiday calendars.
If an employee works a bank holiday, you can create a TOIL accrual for the hours worked at your agreed rate (commonly 2:1 for bank holiday working). This appears in their TOIL balance and can be taken as leave later. Alternatively, bank holiday working can be flagged for paid overtime processing through payroll export.
Yes. Some employers give office staff bank holidays as additional leave while shift workers follow a different arrangement. In TimeTally, you can configure leave policies per employee or group to reflect different contractual arrangements.
UK bank holidays can be displayed on the team calendar as reference markers, so managers and employees can see upcoming bank holidays when planning leave or rotas. Employees who book off bank holiday days have them appear as annual leave (if that's your policy).
Yes. Part-time employees are entitled to bank holidays on a pro-rata basis in proportion to their working hours. TimeTally calculates part-time leave entitlement proportionately, including bank holidays, when configured correctly.
TimeTally is £2 per employee per month, all features included. Bank holiday management, leave tracking, TOIL, timesheets, and payroll exports are all included in the same price.
