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Practical guides for shift workers.

Payroll breakdowns, penalty rate explainers, and honest comparisons – written by people who've worked the shifts.

FeaturedNews6 min read

Shift It 3.0 – Jobs, a Redesigned Coming Up, Live Pay, Widgets, and a Whole Lot More

The biggest update since launch. Multi-job support, a redesigned Coming Up, rebuilt Work & Pay tabs, Live Pay ticking by the second, widgets and Live Activities, advanced timezones, reliable notifications, and seven free themes.

Great Work Everyone · 20 April 2026

FeaturedComparisons11 min read

Best Shift Work Calendar Apps of 2026 - An Honest Breakdown

A fair comparison of every shift calendar app worth using in 2026, with ratings, a comparison table, and section winners.

Great Work Everyone · 10 April 2026

FeaturedPay & Payroll9 min read

The Real Cost of Not Checking Your Pay, And What Happens When You Try to Fix It Later

Most shift workers don’t check every payslip. Here’s what that costs, why it’s so hard to fix after the fact, and why your own records are the only thing that actually protects you.

Great Work Everyone · 7 April 2026

FeaturedComparisons7 min read

Shift It vs ChatGPT - Can You Actually Track Shifts With an LLM?

Your colleague says ChatGPT can do everything a shift app does. Here’s what happens when you actually try.

Great Work Everyone · 27 March 2026

Pay & awards

Pay & Payroll6 min read

Working Multiple Jobs as a Shift Worker - How to Track Pay Correctly

Two jobs under different awards, two payslips, two payroll systems. Here's why multiple jobs makes pay tracking harder and what you need to track it correctly.

18 May 2026

Pay & Payroll7 min read

How to Check If Your Payslip Is Correct

A step-by-step guide to verifying your payslip against your award — what to look for, common errors, and what to do when something doesn't add up.

18 May 2026

Awards & Rates6 min read

SCHADS Award Pay Guide - What Disability and Community Workers Are Owed

The SCHADS Award has sleepover provisions, broken shift allowances, and Sunday double time that payroll systems routinely miss. Here's what to check on your payslip.

18 May 2026

Awards & Rates5 min read

Hospitality Industry Award Pay Guide - Evening Rates, Split Shifts and Weekends

Evening penalties, split shift allowances, weekend rates, and part-time overtime under the Hospitality Industry (General) Award — what they are and how to check your payslip.

18 May 2026

Awards & Rates7 min read

NHS Pay Checking - How Night Shift and Weekend Enhancements Actually Work

NHS pay bands, unsocial hours enhancements, and why LTFT doctors are regularly underpaid. A practical breakdown for UK healthcare shift workers.

12 March 2026

Pay & Payroll8 min read

How Penalty Rates Actually Stack - Midnight Crossovers, Weekends, and Public Holidays

Your hourly rate can change mid-shift. Here’s how midnight crossovers, weekend boundaries, and public holidays interact with your penalty rates.

14 January 2026

Pay & Payroll9 min read

The 7 Most Common Payroll Errors Shift Workers Miss

Most payroll mistakes aren’t malicious. They’re systemic. Here are the seven errors that cost shift workers real money, why they happen, and how to catch them.

4 December 2025

App comparisons

Honest breakdowns of how Shift It stacks up against other shift calendar apps and tools.

Comparisons5 min read

Shift It vs Shift Log+ - Australian Award Pay vs US Overtime Rules

Shift Log+ has genuine multi-employer support but uses a US overtime framework. For Australian shift workers under Modern Awards, the pay calculation is wrong by design.

18 May 2026

Comparisons4 min read

Shift It vs Nursly - Nurse Shift Calendar Comparison

Nursly is iOS-only with manual rate entry. Shift It covers iOS and Android with automated Australian nursing award calculations and spreadsheet import.

18 May 2026

Comparisons5 min read

Shift It vs Sweep - Tracking Your Pay vs Checking a Payslip

Sweep checks payslips for underpayment after the fact. Shift It builds your expected pay from your shifts before the payslip arrives. Here’s what that difference means in practice.

17 May 2026

Comparisons4 min read

Shift It vs Shifter (Work Shift Calendar) - Beyond the Basics

Shifter is a clean, reliable shift calendar. Shift It adds award-based pay calculation, spreadsheet import, and payslip comparison for Australian and UK shift workers.

17 May 2026

Comparisons5 min read

Shift It vs My Shift Planner - Shift Scheduling vs Pay Compliance

My Shift Planner has 400,000 users and a clean calendar. Shift It adds award-based pay calculation, spreadsheet import, and multi-job support for Australian and UK shift workers.

17 May 2026

Comparisons5 min read

Shift It vs Shift Days (Spoke) - iOS Shift Calendar Comparison

Shift Days is iOS-only with simple pay calculation; Shift It offers award-based pay, Android support, and spreadsheet import.

27 February 2026

Comparisons5 min read

Shift It vs MyDuty - Shift Scheduling for Nurses and Shift Workers

MyDuty is nurse-focused with team coordination features but no pay calculation. Shift It covers both scheduling and award-based pay.

18 February 2026

Comparisons5 min read

Shift It vs Supershift - Which Shift Calendar App Is Better?

Both apps handle shift scheduling well, but they differ significantly on pay compliance and award checking.

6 February 2026

Comparisons6 min read

Shift It vs DiT Pay Check - Deep Award Detail vs the Full Toolkit

DiT Pay Check covers every clause of the Victorian DiT Agreement. Shift It trades some of that granularity for a calendar, imports, and a broader feature set. Here’s how they compare.

29 January 2026

Comparisons5 min read

Shift It vs Shiftr - Why Worker Apps and Manager Apps Are Different

Shiftr is for employers building rosters; Shift It is for workers tracking their schedule and pay. They’re not really competitors.

21 November 2025

Comparisons6 min read

Shift It vs Spreadsheet - Can You Track Shifts in Excel or Google Sheets?

Spreadsheets work for simple shift tracking but break down quickly for penalty rates, midnight crossovers, and pay compliance.

7 November 2025