A worked payday
Checking a pay stub against hours worked
The check EarnCheck runs, written out by hand: one week, 47 hours, $22 an hour, U.S. federal overtime rule.
| Line | Your record | Pay stub |
|---|---|---|
| Regular, 40 h × $22Match | $880.00 | $880.00 |
| Overtime, 7 h × $33Difference to Review | $231.00 | $154.00 |
| DeductionsKept separate | Never counted as missing pay | |
The $77 gap is what 7 overtime hours paid at straight time look like. It could be a payroll slip, or a workweek that starts on a different day than you assumed. The Department of Labor defines a workweek as a fixed 168 hours that can begin on any day, so we made the start day a setting, not a guess.
A difference is something to review, not proof of an error.
Honest fit
Who this hours tracker is not for
- Salaried staff with no hourly pay. There are no hours to check.
- Anyone who wants take-home pay. EarnCheck stops at gross pay. Taxes and deductions are out of scope.
- Managers running payroll. This is a record for one worker, not a payroll system.
- Freelancers who bill clients. Try ScopeBid for quotes and invoices.
Limits we would rather tell you now
What EarnCheck won't do
- It has two overtime presets: Ontario's 44-hour week and the U.S. federal 40-hour week. Anything else you set up from your own agreement.
- Daily overtime, double time, and night, weekend or holiday premiums need EarnCheck Pro.
- The free version covers one job and one full pay period. More periods need Pro; saved records stay viewable.
- It is not legal advice. Your payroll team or labour authority can confirm what applies to you.
Real screens
Inside the shift calendar and payday check
Three steps
How the shift and pay tracker works
- Set up your pay. Your rate, the day your workweek starts and an overtime rule. Or try the sample payday first.
- Confirm each shift. Scheduled shifts never count until you confirm them.
- Check payday. Enter the figures from your pay statement. Each line comes back Match, Difference to Review or Incomplete Information, with Show the Math behind every amount.
A pay period, start to finish
The $112 that almost went unnoticed
This is the sample pay period in our screenshots. A clinic worker picks up night shifts, 8:32 PM to 5:02 AM, and taps Yes on each one. On payday EarnCheck expects $1,867.81; the statement says $1,755.81.
Regular and weekend pay match. Overtime is $78.50 short and the night premium $33.50. Instead of a vague feeling, there are two specific lines and a neutral message to copy for payroll. The overtime line gets marked Asked payroll.
A record you keep yourself means the talk with payroll starts from numbers.