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A Google Sheets work-hours log answers a practical question: how many paid hours does each person have after subtracting only unpaid break time? The sheet usually starts with date, worker, clock-in, clock-out, unpaid break, and notes. In U.S. entries, the common short format is `M/d/yy` with `h:mm a`, so imported rows need clear AM/PM values.
Google Sheets stores clock times as fractions of a 24-hour day. `8:15 AM` is a time value, and 8.25 is a decimal-hour total. That difference matters when you export the log for payroll, billing, or review. A generic subtraction gives a duration; multiplying by 24 turns the duration into payroll-ready hours.
The core row calculation is `(end - start - unpaid_break) * 24` when start, end, and unpaid break are stored as time values. Overnight rows need `MOD(end - start, 1) * 24` before any unpaid break deduction, because a 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM shift crosses midnight and otherwise produces a negative result.
For weekly overtime, sum paid hours inside one fixed FLSA workweek, then split regular and overtime hours. Covered nonexempt employees in the United States must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in that fixed workweek at not less than 1.5 times the regular rate. Hours cannot be averaged across multiple workweeks for overtime.
A Google Sheets log can subtract break time, but the sheet cannot decide which breaks are unpaid. Under the FLSA, federal law does not require adult lunch or coffee breaks. Short breaks, usually about 5 to 20 minutes, are compensable hours worked. A bona fide meal period is generally unpaid only when the employee is completely relieved from duty.
Rounding needs the same restraint. Federal time-clock rounding can use the nearest 5 minutes, one-tenth hour, or quarter hour only if it averages out over time and does not underpay employees for actual hours worked. Google Sheets can import Excel files, CSV or TSV data by URL, and other spreadsheet ranges, then download totals as Excel, PDF, CSV, ODS, or other formats.
A one-off Google Sheets calculation is enough when you need to check one worker, one week, or one imported file. For example, a covered nonexempt records assistant earns $26.80 per hour and records paid daily totals of 8, 8, 9, 10, 8, and 6 hours. The week totals 49 hours, with 40 regular hours and 9 overtime hours.
A managed workflow becomes necessary when entries need source context, approvals, edit history, billing handoff, or repeatable payroll review. Everhour embeds tracking controls inside supported project tools, syncs project and task metadata into one reporting layer, and keeps timesheets connected to the work structure employees already use.
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Subtract clock-in time from clock-out time, subtract only unpaid break time, then multiply the result by 24. Google Sheets stores time as a fraction of a 24-hour day, so the multiplication converts the duration into decimal hours. A row from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM with a 30-minute unpaid meal period equals 8.00 paid hours.
Google Sheets can display a duration as clock-style time or as a decimal number. A payroll or billing export usually needs decimal hours, so 8 hours and 15 minutes should become 8.25, not 8.15. Format the calculated result as a number after multiplying the time difference by 24.
Use `MOD(end - start, 1) * 24` for the elapsed time before subtracting unpaid break time. A shift from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM totals 8 hours because the formula wraps the end time into the next day. Without `MOD`, the row can return a negative duration.
Yes, the sheet can sum paid hours inside the fixed FLSA workweek and split the weekly total into regular and overtime hours. Covered nonexempt employees in the United States receive overtime after 40 hours in that workweek at not less than 1.5 times the regular rate. State rules or employer policy can add stricter requirements.
Treating time as decimal hours changes totals immediately. An entry of 8:30 represents 8 hours and 30 minutes, which equals 8.50 decimal hours, not 8.30. Another common error is subtracting short rest breaks that federal law treats as paid hours worked when the employer provides them.
Everhour embeds time tracking controls inside supported tools such as Asana, ClickUp, GitHub, Jira, Monday, Notion, Trello, and Basecamp. Tracked time keeps project and task context, then flows into one reporting layer for timesheets, budgets, utilization, and billing review.
Everhour timesheets let users submit weekly project hours or working hours for manager review. Managers can approve, reject, or partially approve submitted time, and submitted or approved entries are protected from regular member edits unless they are withdrawn or rejected.
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