Work out actual working hours in a year after weekends, public holidays and leave.
The commonly quoted 2,080-hour year assumes no leave at all. Deducting public holidays, annual leave and expected sickness typically removes 15 to 20 per cent, which is the figure capacity plans should use. Planning against contracted rather than available hours overstates capacity by roughly two months a year per person.
Work Hours Per Year
Working hours = (260 − holidays − leave − sickness) × hours per day
Working hours = (260 − holidays − leave − sickness) × hours per day The commonly quoted 2,080-hour year assumes no leave at all. Deducting public holidays, annual leave and expected sickness typically removes 15 to 20 per cent, which is the figure capacity plans should use.
Planning against contracted rather than available hours overstates capacity by roughly two months a year per person.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Contracted hours per week, Public holidays, Annual leave, Expected sick days. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.