Rest between shifts checker
A close at midnight and an open at 7 look fine on a rota laid out by day. Put in the week's shifts and see every rest that is shorter than the rule you go by, person by person.
Short rests appear here
Put in at least two shifts for one person.
Rests under the rule
| Who | From the end to the start | Rest |
|---|
Shortest rest per person
Plan the week in tick-tock-done: shifts sit next to the time clock, which keeps each real clock-out, the time a rest actually starts.
How it works
For each person the shifts are put in order and the rest is the time from the end of one to the start of the next. Anything shorter than the rule is listed, shortest first; shifts that overlap are listed too. With "the same rota repeats" ticked, Sunday's last shift is checked against Monday's first.
The rules, as we read them in October 2026: Oregon (statewide) and Seattle give 10 hours at large retail and food chains and pay time and a half for hours worked inside them; Chicago lets workers turn down a shift less than 10 hours after the last and pays 1.25 times if they work it; New York City fast food needs written consent and $100 for under 11 hours; Philadelphia needs consent and $40 for under 9. The EU sets 11 hours for everyone. Small businesses are often not covered, and the rules change, so treat this as a check of your rota, not legal advice.
It uses the times you type. The real rest starts at the real clock-out, so a close that runs late makes it shorter. One shift a day per person; a split shift is not handled.
Why short rests matter, what the studies found and rota patterns that avoid them: Clopening shifts: what closing then opening does to a crew.