Work out a planned finish time
Enter when you start, the work duration you need to complete, and the total unpaid break time. The result gives your planned clock-out time in both 12-hour and 24-hour formats. A finish after midnight is explicitly labelled next day.
Finish time = start time + required work time + unpaid breaks
Eight hours of work with lunch
Starting at 08:45, working eight hours and taking a 30-minute unpaid lunch gives a finish of 17:15 (5:15 PM). For seven hours 30 minutes of work and a 45-minute unpaid break, the same start gives 17:00 (5:00 PM).
Paid and unpaid breaks
Only enter breaks that must be added outside your required work duration. A paid break already included in that duration should not be added again. The calculator does not determine your break entitlement or whether a break is paid.
Night shifts and limits
A 22:15 start, eight work hours and a 30-minute unpaid break gives 06:45 the next day. This version uses clock arithmetic, not dated elapsed time. A daylight-saving change can make actual elapsed time different. Work plus breaks cannot exceed 24 hours in this tool.
The calculated time is a planning aid, not permission to leave or proof of completed work. Check your actual hours and workplace arrangements.