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Time Card Calculator

For days with multiple shifts: morning, afternoon, evening — split shifts, on-call returns, or a working lunch where you punch out and back in. Each row is a separate clock-in/out segment; the calculator sums them and applies your chosen rounding rule. For a full week, use the timesheet calculator.

Shift Clock In Clock Out Break (min) Decimal hrs
Shift 1 (morning)0.00
Shift 2 (afternoon)0.00
Shift 3 (evening / on-call)0.00
Total HH:MM0:00
Total decimal0.00
Estimated pay—
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Who needs a multi-shift card?

Anyone whose day isn’t a single “in at 9, out at 5” record:

  • Restaurant servers with split shifts: lunch service 11–14, dinner 17–22.
  • Healthcare staff on call — punch in for the regular shift, punch out, then punch back in for an emergency call.
  • Maintenance and trades with multiple service calls in a day, separated by travel time.
  • Educators teaching morning classes, returning for evening adult-ed sessions.
  • Anyone whose lunch break isn’t a clean 30 or 60 minutes — punching out for an actual lunch is more accurate than estimating.

How the calculator handles each segment

Each row is independent. The calculator computes the duration for each segment (subtracting any break minutes you note for that segment), applies your selected rounding rule to that single segment, and adds the rounded values together. This is the standard payroll-software approach.

If you prefer to round only the total rather than each segment, set rounding to “Exact” on each row, copy the total decimal value into the main calculator, and apply rounding there. The two approaches can produce slightly different totals when segments end on rounding boundaries.

Shift that crosses midnight? Enter the in-time and out-time normally (e.g., 22:00 → 06:00). The calculator detects the rollover and adds 24 hours before subtracting.

Worked example: a typical restaurant day

A server has a split shift: lunch service 11:02–14:11 (no break, ate after), comes back for dinner 17:00–22:23 with a quick 15-minute break.

  • Shift 1: 14:11 − 11:02 = 3 h 9 m = 3.15 hr → DOL 7-min rounded: 3.25 hr
  • Shift 2: 22:23 − 17:00 − 15 min = 5 h 8 m = 5.13 hr → DOL 7-min rounded: 5.25 hr
  • Day total: 8.50 hr
  • At $14.50/hr (plus tips, tracked separately): 8.50 × $14.50 = $123.25 base

Printing for paper records

The Print button hides the navigation and ad slots and renders just the card itself, suitable for posting in a manager’s log or attaching to a paper paystub. The export CSV is more useful for digital payroll workflows.

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Frequently asked questions

Why only 3 segments?

3 covers 95% of split-shift workdays. If you regularly work more than 3 segments per day, use the 7-row weekly timesheet and label each row by shift instead of by day.

Should the lunch period be a separate shift or a break?

If you punch out for lunch (i.e., it’s unpaid), enter it as the gap between Shift 1 (clock-out at 12:00) and Shift 2 (clock-in at 13:00). If you stay clocked in but stop working, enter it as “break minutes” on the relevant row. Both produce the same total — but the punched-out version is more legally defensible if there’s ever a wage-and-hour question.

Does the rate field handle tips?

No — tipped wage calculations involve federal/state minimum wage adjustments and tip-credit rules. Use base hourly only here, then add tips/tip credits separately.

Emma Carter