Guides for hourly workers

Short guides on logging shifts, counting hours and understanding your pay. Each one starts with a quick answer and ends with public sources.

• Shift tracker: how to log your shifts and know your pay

  Learn what a shift tracker records, how to log shifts without missing any, and how to turn hours into an expected gross pay you can check.

• Work hours tracker: how to count the hours you really worked

  How to track the hours you work: what counts as paid time, how to record breaks and overnight shifts, and how to total hours by week or pay period.

• Paycheck calculator: estimate your gross pay from your hours

  How to estimate gross pay from hours and rate, what to add for overtime, premiums and tips, and how to compare the result with your paycheck.

• Overtime calculator: how to work out your overtime pay

  Work out overtime pay step by step: split regular and overtime hours, apply the overtime rate, and check how your local rules and contract set the limits.

• Shift calendar: plan your shifts and see your month at a glance

  How to use a shift calendar: plan upcoming shifts, mark what you actually worked, and read a month or week view to see hours and pay at a glance.

• Hourly wage tracker: keep track of what you earn per hour

  Track hourly earnings with a log that applies the right rate to each shift, records rate changes and keeps tips and bonuses apart from hourly pay.

• Work schedule tracker: stay on top of changing schedules

  Keep a changing work schedule under control: record planned shifts, log swaps and changes, and compare the plan with the hours you actually worked.

General information only, not legal, tax or payroll advice. Rules differ by country, region, contract and employer, so check your local rules before relying on a figure.