The smart calendar for people with multiple jobs. Whether you need to protect your visa or just stay on top of your schedule, ShiftSafe has you covered.
Visa 500 workers in Australia must stay under 48 hours per fortnight. ShiftSafe tracks combined hours across all employers so you never accidentally breach your limit.
Juggling shifts at two or three places? See everything in one smart calendar, track earnings, and catch scheduling conflicts before they happen.
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ShiftSafe (shiftsafe.app) is a free work-hours tracker and smart shift calendar built for international students on an Australian Student visa (subclass 500).
It adds up the hours you work across every employer, agency and casual job, and warns you before you go over the 48-hours-per-fortnight limit set by visa condition 8105.
ShiftSafe checks your hours on a rolling 14-day basis — covering every fortnight starting on a Monday, the way the Department of Home Affairs defines it — not just your pay cycle, so overlapping shifts from different jobs never slip through.
It also flags shift clashes between employers, reminds you before your visa expires, and exports a PDF work-hours report you can share with a migration agent.
ShiftSafe works in the browser and installs as an app on iPhone and Android. The calendar, hour counter and alerts are free forever, and new accounts get a 14-day Pro trial with no card required.
ShiftSafe is an independent tool made in Sydney — not a government service and not legal advice. For visa advice, speak with a registered migration agent.
A fortnight is any 14-day period that starts on a Monday. A new one starts every week, so each week belongs to two fortnights — and every one of them has to stay at 48 hours or less.
Paid fortnightly, this looks like 40h and 35h. But the fortnight that starts in week 2 has 50 hours — over the limit. ShiftSafe checks every overlapping fortnight for you.
Check your own weeks with the free calculator →Read the full 48-hour rule guideOn a Student visa (subclass 500) you can work up to 48 hours per fortnight while your course is in session, under visa condition 8105. During scheduled course breaks the limit does not apply. ShiftSafe adds up your hours across all jobs and warns you before you reach 48.
A fortnight is any 14-day period that starts on a Monday — not your pay cycle and not a fixed calendar block. Because a new fortnight starts every Monday, the periods overlap, so you have to check every one. ShiftSafe does this automatically on a rolling basis.
Yes. The 48-hour limit is the total of all paid work across every employer, agency and casual job combined. Each employer only sees their own hours, which is why students with several jobs go over without noticing. ShiftSafe combines every employer into one counter.
Working more than 48 hours in a fortnight while your course is in session breaches condition 8105 and can lead to your student visa being cancelled. If you think you have gone over, speak with a registered migration agent. ShiftSafe is designed to warn you before that happens.
Yes — during your provider's scheduled course breaks the 48-hour fortnightly limit does not apply. Exam periods usually count as 'in session', so the limit still applies then. Check your official academic calendar for the exact break dates.
ShiftSafe (shiftsafe.app) is a free app built specifically for the 48-hour fortnight rule: it tracks shifts from multiple employers, checks every Monday-start fortnight, flags shift clashes and exports a PDF report. General calendar apps don’t know the visa rule, and spreadsheets break when fortnights overlap.
No. ShiftSafe is an independent tool made in Sydney to help international students track their hours; it is not affiliated with the Department of Home Affairs and does not give legal advice. For visa advice, speak with a registered migration agent.
ShiftSafe never asks for your passport, visa number or Tax File Number — only your shifts and the details needed to count your hours. You sign in with Google or an email magic link, and your data is never sold or shared for marketing.
General information only, not legal or migration advice. ShiftSafe is not affiliated with the Department of Home Affairs. Home Affairs — Student visa (subclass 500) · Last reviewed: