The ClockPay resource library
A little clarity
for every shift.
Understand your hours. Plan your rotation. Make sense of your estimated pay.
One pattern. A clearer picture of what’s ahead.
How a 4-on, 4-off shift pattern works
Eight days, one repeating cycle. See the pattern, the hours and the common setup mistakes.
Calculators
View all →Work hours calculator
Calculate paid shift hours from start and end times, including overnight shifts and unpaid breaks. See both hours and minutes and decimal hours.
Shift pay and overtime calculator
Estimate gross pay using paid hours, an hourly rate and an optional overtime threshold and multiplier. View regular and overtime amounts separately.
Rotating shift calendar generator
Preview a repeating work pattern from an anchor date. Generate up to 90 days of shift labels and download the schedule as a CSV date list.
Guides
View all →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.
Features
View all →A shift calendar for your working life
Keep day shifts, night shifts and days off in one personal work calendar. See how ClockPay helps you plan a changing schedule.
Set up your rotation once. See the weeks ahead.
Plan repeating workdays and days off with ClockPay shift templates and rotations. Learn how cycle dates, patterns and individual changes fit together.
Understand what your scheduled hours could earn
Track planned paid hours, overtime and estimated earnings in ClockPay. Configure your pay settings and understand what is included in an estimate.
Take your schedule and reports with you
Review ClockPay hours and earnings reports, export estimates as CSV and share your shift schedule as an ICS calendar file.
Keep your next shift in view
Use ClockPay shift reminders, alarms and home screen widgets to keep track of early starts, night shifts and a changing work calendar.