Work Hours & Time Card Calculators
8 Hour Shift With 30 Minute Lunch
An 8.5 hour scheduled span with a 30 minute unpaid lunch produces 8.00 paid hours, which is the usual target for a full paid shift.
- Assumption
- Breaks are unpaid unless the scenario says otherwise.
- Assumption
- Gross pay examples do not include taxes, deductions, premiums, or benefits.
- Assumption
- Reviewed on 2026-06-18.
8.5 scheduled hours with a 30 minute unpaid lunch
8.00 paid hours
CSV row: 2026-06-16,08:30,17:00,30,8.00
Use this setup when the scheduled span is longer than the paid shift because lunch is unpaid.
Use the time-card example
- Enter the shift
Start with the scheduled clock span, not the desired paid total.
- Apply breaks or overtime
Subtract the 30 minute unpaid lunch before reporting paid hours.
- Copy the time-card result
Move the result into the calculator if the shift also includes premiums or split breaks.
8 Hour Shift With 30 Minute Lunch example
Use this row as a starting point before opening the calculator with live values.
| Input | Result | CSV row |
|---|---|---|
| 8.5 scheduled hours with a 30 minute unpaid lunch | 8.00 paid hours | 2026-06-16,08:30,17:00,30,8.00 |
Copyable summary
Title,Input,Result,CSV row 8 Hour Shift With 30 Minute Lunch,8.5 scheduled hours with a 30 minute unpaid lunch,8.00 paid hours,2026-06-16,08:30,17:00,30,8.00
Common mistakes
- Scheduling only 8 clock hours and then subtracting lunch from that smaller span.
- Rounding the shift before the lunch break is removed.
- Treating the example as legal advice for meal-break compliance.
Payroll note
8.5 scheduled hours with a 30 minute unpaid lunch
8.00 paid hours
Use this 8 hour shift with 30 minute lunch note only after checking the employer rounding, meal-break, and overtime rules that apply to the shift.