Time tracking for Switzerland

Working time recording for Swiss businesses

Floowa records working time as Art. 73 ArGV 1 requires and checks it against the Swiss Labour Act – with cantonal public holidays and Swiss spelling.

Try free for 30 days

Try free for 30 days with up to 10 employees – then from €19.00 per month. No credit card, ends automatically.

Weekly overview with notices under the Labour Act

Weekly overview with notices under the Labour Act

What floowa checks in Switzerland

Recording under Art. 73 ArGV 1

Start, end, duration and breaks are recorded without gaps and remain available and exportable at any time.

Breaks under Art. 15 ArG

15 minutes after 5½ hours, 30 minutes after 7 hours, 60 minutes after 9 hours – floowa checks them and suggests the break when you clock out.

Maximum weekly working time

45 or 50 hours depending on the business (Art. 9 ArG); overtime is flagged. You set the right value in the company details.

Rest periods and Sunday work

11 hours of rest (Art. 15a ArG) and work on Sundays and public holidays (Art. 18–20a ArG) are checked.

Youth protection

For young people under 18: no more than 9 hours a day, 12 hours of rest and no work after 10 pm (Art. 31 ArG).

Public holidays of every canton

The public holidays of each canton are built in; holidays only count working days.

Ready to go in three steps

  1. Choose your canton

    Under Company → Company details, select your canton as the holiday region – Swiss rules and spelling apply immediately.

  2. Set the maximum working time

    45 hours are preset; businesses with a 50-hour limit enter 50.

  3. Invite your employees

    Clock in on the PC, in the app or on the terminal tablet at the entrance.

Absence calendar with cantonal public holidays

Absence calendar with cantonal public holidays

Frequently asked questions

Yes, in principle for all employees covered by the Labour Act (Art. 46 ArG, Art. 73 ArGV 1). Businesses with fewer than 50 employees can, under certain conditions, agree on simplified recording (Art. 73b ArGV 1). Floowa does not replace legal advice.

In data centres in the EU. Switzerland recognises EU data protection as adequate; you conclude the data processing agreement directly in floowa.

Currently in euros.

Yes. As soon as a canton is selected as the holiday region, floowa shows the German interface without the Eszett (ß).

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