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title: "Guide: Holiday pay"
slug: "guide-holiday-pay"
description: "Set up holiday pay addition headings in Cintra iQ, determine relevant pay and average rate settings, then calculate and apply holiday pay rates."
updated: 2026-06-10T11:18:59Z
published: 2026-06-10T11:18:59Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/guide-holiday-pay"
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# Guide: Holiday pay

There are several steps involved with setting up and managing holiday pay.

### Setting up

- [Prepare average holiday pay rate settings](/iq/docs/how-do-i-set-average-holiday-pay-rate-settings)
- [Prepare holiday rate addition headings](/iq/docs/how-do-i-prepare-holiday-addition-headings)
- [Determine relevant and contractual pay](/iq/docs/how-do-i-determine-relevant-contractual-pay)
- [Set contractual hours/days](/iq/docs/how-do-i-set-contractual-hours-days)

### Processing holiday pay rates

- [Input holiday hours/days](/iq/docs/how-do-i-input-holiday-hours-days)
- [Calculate holiday pay rates for employees](/iq/docs/how-do-i-calculate-holiday-pay-rates-for-employees)
- [Calculate holiday pay rates on payslips](/iq/docs/how-do-i-calculate-holiday-pay-rates-on-the-employee-s-payslip)

### Importing average holiday rate take-on data

- [Prepare the average holiday rate take-on data](/iq/docs/how-do-i-prepare-average-holiday-rate-take-on-data-for-import)
- [Import the average holiday rate take-on data](/iq/docs/how-do-i-import-average-holiday-rate-take-on-data-into-cintra-iq)
- [View the average holiday rate take-on data](/iq/docs/how-do-i-process-average-holiday-rate-take-on-data-within-cintra-iq)