Guides

Clear explanations with worked examples, to go with the calculators.

• How to Calculate Hours Worked (With Lunch and Night Shifts)

  Step-by-step method for totalling hours worked by hand, with worked examples for lunch breaks, split shifts and shifts that cross midnight.

• Decimal Hours Explained: Why 7:30 Is 7.5 Hours on Your Payslip

  What decimal hours are, how to convert minutes to decimals (and back), and the common mistakes that cause payroll errors.

• Time Clock Rounding Rules and the 7-Minute Rule

  How 5, 6 and 15-minute rounding works, what the 7-minute rule means, and how rounding changes a weekly total.

• How Overtime Pay Is Calculated: Formula, Regular Rate, State Rules

  How to calculate overtime pay step by step: the time-and-a-half formula, the regular rate with bonuses or two pay rates, and how US federal and state rules differ.

• Overtime Basics in the US, Canada, UK and Australia

  A plain-English overview of how overtime is commonly calculated in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, with links to official sources.