Convert recorded time into payroll hours with rounding and unpaid breaks.
Unpaid breaks come off before rounding, and rounding is applied to the net figure rather than to each day. Splitting the result into regular and overtime hours is what drives the pay calculation. Rounding each day separately rather than the week total can shift pay by half an hour, which is why the order of operations belongs in the payroll policy.
Payroll Hours
Payable hours = (clocked hours − unpaid breaks) rounded to the increment
Payable hours = (clocked hours − unpaid breaks) rounded to the increment Unpaid breaks come off before rounding, and rounding is applied to the net figure rather than to each day. Splitting the result into regular and overtime hours is what drives the pay calculation.
Rounding each day separately rather than the week total can shift pay by half an hour, which is why the order of operations belongs in the payroll policy.
This calculator takes 5 inputs: Hours clocked, Unpaid break per day, Days worked, Rounding increment, Standard week. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.