Practical guides for life on shifts
Clear explanations, worked examples and useful checks for your schedule, hours and estimated pay.
Guides
How to plan a shift schedule you can keep up with
A practical personal shift-planning guide: organize shift types, anchor repeating patterns, record changes and check your week against the latest roster.
How a 4-on, 4-off shift pattern works
Understand an eight-day four-on, four-off rotation with a date example, average-hours calculation and a checklist for setting up your shift calendar.
A 2-2-3 shift pattern, explained with a 14-day example
See a two-week 2-2-3 rotation, count workdays and hours, and learn why the pattern name does not tell you whether shifts are days or nights.
How to calculate a shift that crosses midnight
Calculate overnight work hours, subtract unpaid breaks and convert minutes to decimal hours. Includes a 19:00–07:00 example and daylight-saving caveat.
How to estimate pay from your shift hours
Estimate gross shift pay from paid hours and your hourly rate. Follow a worked example, separate premiums and understand why take-home pay differs.
How to check a simple overtime calculation
Work through a configurable overtime example using total paid hours, a threshold and a multiplier. Understand the limits of a single-threshold estimate.
Planned hours, worked hours and paid hours: what changes?
Understand the difference between a scheduled shift, actual work and paid time. Use a simple example to reconcile your personal calendar and pay estimate.
CSV or ICS: which shift export do you need?
Choose CSV for hours and earnings estimates or ICS for calendar events. Learn what to check after importing a ClockPay export and how to avoid duplicates.