A shift that crosses the end of a month
Crossing a month boundary changes the displayed end date, not the identity of the shift.
The sample record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Start | October 31, 2026, 22:00 |
| End | November 1, 2026, 06:00 |
| Unpaid break | November 1, 00:00–00:30 |
| Net duration | 07:30 / 450 minutes |
One shift belongs to one start-date month
MinuteFolio assigns the entire net shift to its start date and that date’s reporting period. October receives all 450 minutes from this record. November receives zero from this record. The actual November 1 end remains visible, so the report does not pretend that the shift ended in October.
Review both reports without duplicating the row
Switching from October to November should not delete or rewrite the source record. Do not create a second copy for the early-morning segment unless you are deliberately changing the underlying record into separately defined shifts. A duplicate would make a combined review count some or all of the work twice.
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Open related toolFrequently asked questions
Does November receive the hours after midnight?
No automatic split is made. The entire 07:30 net shift belongs to October 31 and the October period; the November 1 end date remains visible.
Should I create a second row for November?
A continuous shift does not need a duplicate row. Creating the same work again can double-count it. Keep the single dated record intact.
Sources and method
- NIST SP 330, Section 4, Table 8Time-unit definitions only; not a payroll authority or product endorsement.
- Original worked calculationSynthetic example data, explicit input rules and direct integer-minute arithmetic.
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