Length of an interval
duration = (end − start + 1440) mod 1440
In minutes; modulo 1440 (minutes in a day) handles intervals that cross midnight.
Work Hours Calculator
Weekly timesheet: enter your times day by day (continuous or split shift, night work), deduct breaks and get the weekly total.
- Clipboard
This choice applies to every calculator; amounts are not converted.
Each week is saved locally on this device.
DayStart time 1End time 1Start time 2End time 2Break (minutes)Worked
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Use the second interval for a split shift (for example morning + afternoon); leave it empty when it is not needed.
Check the times: each interval needs a start and an end, and the break cannot exceed the length of the day.
Weekly total
- Total minutes
- Total breaks
- Estimated pay
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How does this tool work?
How many hours did you actually work this week? This weekly timesheet works out, for each day, the time between clocking in and clocking out, handles split shifts (morning and afternoon) and night shifts, deducts breaks and adds everything up. The total is shown in hours and minutes, in decimal hours and in minutes, with an optional estimate of gross pay. Each week is kept in your browser and you can move from week to week.
For each interval, the tool calculates the time between the start and the end. An end earlier than the start means the interval finishes the next day: 22:00 → 06:00 counts 8 hours. The day’s two intervals are added together, then the break entered in minutes is subtracted.
Daily durations are added to give the weekly total. Decimal hours are minutes divided by 60: 7 h 45 = 7.75 h. If you enter an hourly rate, the pay estimate is decimal total × rate, with no overtime premium or deductions.
The calculation counts the clock hours you enter. It does not decide what counts as working time: under the EU Working Time Directive, working time is any period during which you are working, at the employer’s disposal and carrying out your duties. A break during which you must stay available may therefore count as work; in that case, do not deduct it.
How to use this tool
Enter your times
For each working day, enter the time you started and finished. Use the second interval for a split shift; leave days off empty.
Add the breaks
Enter the break to deduct from each day in minutes, for example 30 or 45. Not needed if the gap is already reflected by the two intervals.
Read the total and share it
Each day’s time appears at the end of its row and the weekly total in the result panel. The link button copies an address that reproduces the grid you entered.
Formulas used
Times are converted into minutes since midnight before the calculation.
Time worked in a day
daily time = interval 1 + interval 2 − break
Decimal hours
decimal hours = minutes / 60
Example: 465 min / 60 = 7.75 h.
The pay estimate is a simple product (decimal hours × hourly rate): it ignores overtime premiums, deductions and your employer’s rounding rules.
Use cases
Checking your hours before payday
Compare the weekly total with your payslip or the time-clock report and spot a missing hour.
Variable hours and part-time work
Enter different times every day and leave days off empty: only the time actually worked is counted.
Night work and shift work
A shift starting at 9 pm and ending at 5 am is automatically counted as an interval that crosses midnight.
Billing by the hour
Freelancers, babysitters, carers: turn the time spent into decimal hours and apply your hourly rate.
Examples
A 35-hour week
7 hours a day for 5 days: this is the default grid.
Input
Monday to Friday: 09:00–12:00 and 13:00–17:00Result
35 h 00 (35 decimal hours)A continuous day with a break
8 h 45 on site minus a 45-minute break gives 480 minutes, i.e. 8.00 hours.
Input
08:30–17:15, 45-minute breakResult
8 h 00A night shift
The interval crosses midnight: 8 hours on site minus the break.
Input
22:00–06:00, 30-minute breakResult
7 h 30 (7.5 h)Pay estimate
Simply the decimal total multiplied by the rate, before deductions and without overtime premiums.
Input
35 h · 12.50/hResult
437.50Tips and best practices
- In the European Union, average weekly working time may not exceed 48 hours including overtime, workers are entitled to 11 consecutive hours of daily rest, and a break is due when the working day is longer than six hours; national law or collective agreements set the details.
- Decimal hours are not written like clock times: 7 h 30 = 7.5 h, not 7.30 h. Use the decimal hours converter when you copy values into a spreadsheet.
- On the night the clocks change, the tool counts clock hours: 22:00–06:00 is 8 hours, whereas 9 hours actually elapse on the night clocks go back and 7 on the night they go forward. Adjust those nights by hand.
- Keep the same rounding as your employer (to the minute, to the quarter hour…) when you compare the total with a payslip.
Sources and references
- Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (opens in a new tab), Official Journal of the European Union, 2003Page in English
- Service-Public.fr — Full-time working hours in France (opens in a new tab)Page in French
- Temps de pause du salarié dans l’entreprise : quelles sont les règles ? (opens in a new tab), Service-Public.frPage in French
- Code du travail, article L3121-1 : durée du travail effectif (opens in a new tab), LégifrancePage in French
Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate my weekly working hours?
Enter the start time, end time and break for each day. The tool works out each day’s net time and adds them up; the total appears in hours and minutes and in decimal hours.
How do I enter a split shift?
Enter the morning in the first interval and the afternoon in the second, for example 08:00–12:00 and 13:30–17:30. The gap is then not counted and you do not need to enter a break.
Does it handle night shifts?
Yes. An end earlier than the start is read as ending the next day: 22:00 → 06:00 is 8 hours before the break.
Does a break count as working time?
Usually not, but it does if you stay at your employer’s disposal during the break. In that case, do not deduct it. Your contract or collective agreement may also provide for paid breaks.
How do I convert 7 h 45 into decimal hours?
Divide the minutes by 60: 45 / 60 = 0.75, so 7 h 45 = 7.75 h. The result panel shows this value directly.
Does it calculate overtime?
No. It gives the time worked. Then enter the total in the overtime calculator to apply a threshold and premium rates.
Are my times sent to a server?
No. They are calculated and stored in your browser, week by week. The share link carries the grid in the address itself and goes nowhere until you send it.
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