Break Deduction Calculator | Paid Hours, Unpaid Breaks & Pay Lost

BREAK DEDUCTION SETTINGS

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STEP 1: MODE

SETUP

SHIFT

DAY

Overnight adds 24h to end

BREAK TYPE

RULE

Manual or automatic deduction

NEXT: ENTER SHIFT TIMES

Use NEXT to enter start and end times.

Same-day shift • auto rule

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SHIFT TIMES

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STEP 2: START / END

TIME

START

S

24-hour HH:MM time

END

E

Finish time

SHIFT PREVIEW

09:00 to 17:30

Use NEXT for break and pay options.

BREAK AND PAY OPTIONS

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STEP 3: DEDUCTION

BREAK

FIXED BREAK

30M

Used in fixed mode

AUTO RULE

6H+

Used in rule mode

PAY IMPACT

ON

Optional pay effect

RATE £/HR

£12.5

Used if pay impact is on

RESULT AND WORKING

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STEP 4: WORKING

RESULT

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PAID TIME

READY

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Use PREVIOUS to edit inputs.

WHAT IT DOES

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BREAK DEDUCTION TOOL

INFO

Paid

Find paid work time after deducting unpaid breaks.

Fixed

Deduct a known break such as 30 or 60 minutes.

Rule

Use automatic rules based on total shift length.

Pay

Estimate pay after break and pay lost to the break.

The calculator is split across four clear screens.

HOW TO USE

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USING THE CALCULATOR

GUIDE

Step 1

Choose same-day or overnight shift.

Step 2

Enter start and end times using HH:MM.

Step 3

Choose fixed break or automatic rule.

Step 4

Press SOLVE, then view working on Page 4.

Enter solves quickly while editing a field.

FIXED BREAKS

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FIXED MINUTES MODE

FIXED

Use for

A known unpaid break such as 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes.

Method

Subtract the chosen break from the shift length.

Example

09:00 to 17:30 is 510 minutes before break.

Result

With 30 minutes deducted, paid time is 8h 0m.

Only unpaid breaks should be deducted.

AUTO BREAK RULES

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RULE MODE

AUTO

6H+

Default rule: deduct 30 minutes when shift reaches 6 hours.

8H+

Deduct 45 minutes when shift reaches 8 hours.

10H+

Deduct 60 minutes when shift reaches 10 hours.

4H+

Deduct 15 minutes when shift reaches 4 hours.

Rules are estimates, not employment-law advice.

OVERNIGHT SHIFTS

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AFTER MIDNIGHT

NIGHT

Use when

The shift starts one day and ends after midnight.

Method

The calculator adds 1440 minutes to the end time.

Example

22:00 to 06:00 becomes next-day 06:00.

Break

The break is deducted after the shift total is found.

Overnight help is kept away from the input screen.

PAY LOST

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PAY IMPACT

PAY

Toggle

Choose Time Only or Show Pay Lost.

Before

Before-break pay uses the full shift length.

After

After-break pay uses paid time after deduction.

Lost

Pay lost is before-break pay minus after-break pay.

This is a simple estimate, not payroll advice.

FORMULAS

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BREAK DEDUCTION FORMULAS

MATHS

Minutes

Time in minutes equals 60 × hours plus minutes.

Shift

Shift length equals end minutes minus start minutes.

Paid

Paid minutes equal shift minutes minus break minutes.

Lost

Pay lost equals break hours multiplied by rate.

Working is shown in minutes for easy checking.

EXAMPLES

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WORKED EXAMPLES

HELP

Fixed

09:00 to 17:30 with 30 minutes deducted gives 8h paid.

Rule

A 6h+ rule deducts 30 minutes only after 6 hours.

Night

22:00 to 06:00 can use overnight before deduction.

Pay

A 30 minute break at £12.50 per hour loses £6.25.

Examples sit on their own readable page.

SEARCH INTENT

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COMMON SEARCHES

SEO

Break

break deduction calculator, unpaid break calculator.

Paid

paid hours after break, work hours minus lunch.

Shift

shift break calculator, overnight break deduction.

Pay

pay lost from unpaid break, hourly pay after break.

SEO copy is concise and separated from controls.

FAQ

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BREAK DEDUCTION FAQ

FAQ

Format?

Use 24-hour HH:MM format such as 09:00 or 17:30.

Auto?

Auto rules apply only when the threshold is reached.

Paid?

Only unpaid breaks should be deducted.

Night?

Choose Overnight if the end time is after midnight.

NEXT opens related tools, then loops back.