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These guides answer the everyday questions hourly and shift workers ask about their time and pay — how to keep an accurate record, how pay is estimated, and how to check it. They explain the ideas in plain terms, then show where a tool like Elmtrackr fits and where it does not.
Last reviewed: 2026-07-16
Tracking work hours
What to write down for each shift, and how to avoid forgotten entries.
Estimating pay
How an hourly rate, paid time, overtime and premiums add up to an estimate — and why it is only an estimate.
Overtime and premiums
The difference between extra pay for extra hours and extra pay for when you work.
Reviewing work records
How to compare your own record with a payslip and raise a question when something looks off.
Vacation and sick leave
How to record a day you were paid for but did not work, without adding hours you never worked.
Fixed-price project work
How to track an agreed fee, the hours it took, and what a fixed price really paid per hour.
Using Android and Wear OS tools
How the app, home-screen widgets and a watch make it easier to capture time as it happens.