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    Absence Pay Deduction

    Calculate how much is deducted from gross pay for hours of unpaid absence.

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    Public holidays and shortened working days that fall on your workdays are already deducted. If your schedule is different, enter the hours yourself.

    Absences: October 2026

    Mark the days you were absent in the calendar. The hours are calculated from them.

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    Public holidays and shortened days: October 2026 (Estonia)

    No public holidays or shortened working days this month

    Overtime & Bonuses

    Gross Pay After Deduction

    $2,000.00

    Planned hours / days 176 / 22
    Hours / days worked 176 / 22
    Hourly Rate $11.36
    • No absence - full salary of $2,000.00 is paid.
    • The hourly rate for this month is $11.36.
    • The daily rate for this month is $90.91.

    Results are informational. Calculation is based on your input and public rules, official accounting may differ. For accuracy, confirm the final result if needed from the appropriate official source or specialist. See the terms of use.

    How it works?

    The calculator works out the deduction from gross pay for absence proportionally: hourly rate = monthly salary ÷ planned working hours, the deduction is hourly rate × hours absent and the gross pay is monthly salary − deduction.

    Planned working hours are the hours of that month according to the employee's own schedule, not the statutory norm hours. The calculator counts your workdays in the selected month (by weekdays or by your own schedule), deducts the public holidays and shortened working days that fall on them (3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour for full-time work in Latvia and Lithuania) and multiplies by the hours per day. You mark the absences in the calendar or enter the hours yourself.

    All amounts are gross, before taxes. The calculator does not take taxes, social tax or minimum wage rules into account.

    Frequently asked questions

    What are planned working hours?

    Planned working hours are the hours the employee was scheduled to work in the given month according to their individual work schedule. For a standard 8 h/day, 5-day workweek in a 23-workday month, that would be 184 hours.

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    Why use planned hours rather than a monthly average?

    Common payroll practice requires using the employee's own schedule, not a generalised average. Dividing by planned hours gives the correct per-hour value for that specific month, because each month has a different number of working days.

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    Does the calculator account for public holidays?

    Yes. The calculator takes the public holidays of the selected country and deducts them from the workdays. When you select a region, that region's holidays are counted too. In Estonia the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter (Employment Contracts Act § 53): those 3 hours are deducted from the planned hours and the number of workdays stays the same. Actual payroll may still differ because of the work schedule.

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    Is this suitable for official payroll processing?

    This tool gives a quick gross-pay estimate based on the proportional-hours method. Official payroll must comply with national labour law, collective agreements, and tax regulations. Always verify with your accountant or HR system.

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    What if absence hours exceed planned hours?

    The calculator will show a negative gross pay, meaning the absence exceeds the full month's scheduled hours. In practice, gross pay cannot be negative - it would be zero. Check your inputs if you see this result.

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