A higher hourly rate does not always produce the better shift once travel time and travel costs are included. This comparison keeps two offers side by side using paid hours, gross pay and the time committed to attending each shift. It helps you inspect the practical trade-off between the offers without treating the figures as a take-home pay or tax calculation.

Shift offer comparison

Compare two shift offers using paid time, unpaid travel and travel cost.

Gross pay less stated travel cost, before tax, benefits and employment terms. Compare guaranteed hours and conditions separately.

What the result shows

For each offer, gross pay is paid hours multiplied by the hourly rate. The tool deducts the entered travel cost and divides the remaining amount by paid hours plus travel time to show the return per committed hour. The comparison is before tax and other deductions. It is important to use the same assumptions for both offers, including whether travel time is paid or is already included elsewhere.

Prepare the information for this review

The labels in the tool describe the measurement or record needed for each input. The following checks help keep the entered information consistent with the case you intend to review.

Offer A paid hours: Enter a plain number in the unit shown, without a currency symbol or thousands separators. Keep the same measurement basis throughout the comparison and retain the source figure for checking.
Offer A hourly rate (£): Enter a plain number in the unit shown, without a currency symbol or thousands separators. Keep the same measurement basis throughout the comparison and retain the source figure for checking.
Offer A unpaid travel hours: Enter a plain number in the unit shown, without a currency symbol or thousands separators. Keep the same measurement basis throughout the comparison and retain the source figure for checking.
Offer A travel cost (£): Enter a plain number in the unit shown, without a currency symbol or thousands separators. Keep the same measurement basis throughout the comparison and retain the source figure for checking.
Offer B paid hours: Enter a plain number in the unit shown, without a currency symbol or thousands separators. Keep the same measurement basis throughout the comparison and retain the source figure for checking.
Offer B hourly rate (£): Enter a plain number in the unit shown, without a currency symbol or thousands separators. Keep the same measurement basis throughout the comparison and retain the source figure for checking.
Offer B unpaid travel hours: Enter a plain number in the unit shown, without a currency symbol or thousands separators. Keep the same measurement basis throughout the comparison and retain the source figure for checking.
Offer B travel cost (£): Enter a plain number in the unit shown, without a currency symbol or thousands separators. Keep the same measurement basis throughout the comparison and retain the source figure for checking.

Check the result against the source records

Gross pay less stated travel cost, before tax, benefits and employment terms. Compare guaranteed hours and conditions separately.

Start with one case whose inputs you can trace back to the original records. Run the tool and compare its labels, units and dates with that example before preparing a wider review. If a value is uncertain, record the uncertainty in your working notes and resolve it with the person who holds the source information. A neatly presented result is useful only when the assumptions behind it are also clear.

Keep a copy and agree the next action

Use Download report to keep the written result and Download results CSV when you want to work with its records in a spreadsheet. Save inputs keeps a JSON file that can be restored into this same tool later. Editing an input hides the old result until you run the tool again, which helps avoid sharing an output that belongs to an earlier set of assumptions.

Where report emailing has been configured, Email my results lets you request a copy and send the same inputs and result to this site for follow-up about your request. The form explains who receives the copy and requires a completed security check. Check the recipient address carefully before sending. The email request uses the current result, so review the entered information before choosing that option.

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