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Chef Time Card Calculator — Timesheet for five 10-hour shifts, Wednesday to Sunday

A weekly time card pre-set the way chefs actually work: five 10-hour shifts, Wednesday to Sunday. Adjust the shifts to your own week — overtime split and gross pay follow instantly.

In short: This card starts from a typical chef week — Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00 PM to 10:30 PM with a 30-minute unpaid break (10 paid hours) — at $19/hour. That week totals 50:00 hours and $1,045.00 gross under the federal weekly rule. Change any shift, break or the rate and the whole week recalculates.
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Chef Weekly Time Card

DayClock inClock outBreak (min)

Save My Week — pick up where you left off

Your entries are saved automatically on this device only (browser local storage) — no account, no server, nothing uploaded. Open this page on Friday and your whole week is still here. When a new week starts, archive this one and begin fresh; past weeks stay viewable below.

How It Works — Overtime for Chefs

The card turns each shift into paid minutes (clock-out minus clock-in, minus unpaid breaks; overnight shifts roll into the next day), then splits the week: the first 40 paid hours are regular, the rest are overtime at 1.5×. Rules summarized from the US Department of Labor (FLSA). Last verified: November 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are chefs exempt from overtime?

Only some. A bona fide executive chef — paid a salary above the federal threshold, whose primary duty is managing the kitchen and who regularly directs at least two full-time employees — can be exempt. Line cooks, prep cooks and hourly sous chefs are non-exempt and are owed overtime past 40.

Does prep before service and cleaning after close count?

Yes. All work your employer requires or allows is hours worked, whether it happens before the first cover or after the dining room empties. If you are expected in at noon to prep, your hours start at noon.

I worked through my meal break. Is it paid?

If you work during it, yes. An unpaid meal break must be genuinely free of duties; answering tickets, watching the pass or prepping during it makes the time compensable.

How do I check a banquet-week paycheck?

Rebuild the week here from your actual in-and-out times, then compare total paid hours, overtime hours, and the overtime rate — which must be 1.5× your regular rate — against the stub.

Does this card save my week?

Yes — automatically, in your browser’s local storage on this device only. Nothing is uploaded and there is no account. Archive a finished week and it stays viewable on the same device (up to 12 archived weeks).

How it works — the formula

The formula: Gross = (regular hours × rate) + (overtime hours × rate × 1.5), where overtime hours are the paid hours beyond 40 in the workweek.

Worked example

The pre-loaded week — Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00 PM to 10:30 PM with a 30-minute unpaid break (10 paid hours) — is Wednesday 10 h, Thursday 10 h, Friday 10 h, Saturday 10 h, Sunday 10 h: 50:00 paid hours. At the pre-set rate that is 40:00 regular ($760.00) + 10:00 overtime ($285.00) = $1,045.00 gross before taxes.

Disclaimer: Estimates only — not payroll or legal advice. Your employer's payroll rules and state law control your actual pay. Figures are rounded for display; your pay stub and payroll department are the official record.

Embed this calculator on your website — free

Add this calculator to your own website or blog — it is completely free, needs no sign-up, and always shows the latest version. Copy the code below and paste it into your page where you want the calculator to appear. Keeping the small “Powered by Loona Automation” credit line under the embed helps keep this tool free — but you are free to style or remove it; the tool works either way.