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Work out your holiday entitlement, even with part-time or odd hours
Part-time, started halfway through the year or on irregular hours, and you're not sure what holiday you're owed. Get the GOV.UK calculator steps and a message to HR.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me work out my holiday entitlement. My working pattern: [e.g. 3 days a week, 7.5 hours a day, or irregular hours] When I started, or when my hours changed: [dates] My leave year: [e.g. January to December, or April to March] What my contract says about holiday: [paste it] Holiday I've taken so far: [days] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. The details I'll need to enter into the GOV.UK holiday entitlement calculator, laid out in order. 2. A simple tracker: entitlement (blank for the calculator's answer), taken, booked, left. 3. A polite message to HR or my manager if the numbers don't match what I've been told. 4. Remind me to check GOV.UK and Acas on holiday entitlement if anything is unclear. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. Not legal advice. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. e.g. 3 days a week, 7.5 hours a day, or irregular hours: a short note you already have. dates: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Grok
Help me work out my holiday entitlement. My working pattern: [e.g. 3 days a week, 7.5 hours a day, or irregular hours] When I started, or when my hours changed: [dates] My leave year: [e.g. January to December, or April to March] What my contract says about holiday: [paste it] Holiday I've taken so far: [days] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. The details I'll need to enter into the GOV.UK holiday entitlement calculator, laid out in order. 2. A simple tracker: entitlement (blank for the calculator's answer), taken, booked, left. 3. A polite message to HR or my manager if the numbers don't match what I've been told. 4. Remind me to check GOV.UK and Acas on holiday entitlement if anything is unclear. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. Not legal advice. UK English. Stay in this Grok chat. Do not connect an inbox or another app.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. e.g. 3 days a week, 7.5 hours a day, or irregular hours: a short note you already have. dates: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You type your working pattern, start date and what your contract says.
The assistant asks about bank holidays, changes in hours and your leave year.
You get the details to put into the GOV.UK calculator, a tracker and a message to HR.
What happens
Use Grok Bot to work out your holiday entitlement, even with part-time or odd hours
Part-time, started halfway through the year or on irregular hours, and you're not sure what holiday you're owed. Get the GOV.UK calculator steps and a message to HR.
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