CCNT / L-GAV, Hôtellerie-Restauration
Convention collective de travail (CCT) · extended
The national hotel and restaurant agreement (L-GAV). Enter a working week and see instantly whether it stays within the rules, triggers overtime, or breaches a limit.
Who this agreement covers
The CCNT / L-GAV is Switzerland's national collective agreement for the hospitality sector, covering hotels, restaurants, cafés and bars nationwide and their kitchen, service, reception and housekeeping staff. Its distinguishing quirk is a sliding contractual week that adapts to the operation: 42 hours as standard, 43.5 hours for seasonal businesses and 45 hours for small businesses, with overtime measured against whichever contractual week applies before the statutory 50-hour ceiling bites.
Key rules at a glance
These are the limits the checker uses for this agreement.
How overtime and hours work
Under the CCNT / L-GAV, the standard contractual week is 42 hours (43.5 for seasonal operations, 45 for small businesses). Hours worked beyond the contractual week count as overtime, paid at a flat 25 percent premium or compensated one-for-one with time off. Switzerland's Labour Act sets an absolute ceiling of 50 hours per week for the sector, averaged over any 12-week period. A working day may not exceed 11 hours of work within a 14-hour span, and employees are entitled to at least 11 consecutive hours of daily rest and 35 hours of weekly rest.
A 47-hour week under the CCNT
A waiter in a standard (non-seasonal) hotel works 47 hours in one week against the 42-hour contractual week. The five extra hours are all overtime at the flat rate.
The 50-hour Labour Act ceiling still applies, also as a 12-week average, so this week stays within the statutory maximum. Overtime may instead be compensated one-for-one with time off by agreement.
Frequently asked
What is the normal working week and when does overtime begin?+
The standard contractual week is 42 hours (43.5 seasonal, 45 for small businesses). Any hours worked beyond the applicable contractual week are treated as overtime, compensated either with a 25 percent pay premium or, by agreement, with equivalent time off at a 1:1 ratio.
How much overtime can be worked before the legal ceiling?+
The absolute maximum is 50 hours per week, also as the 12-week average. So beyond the 42-hour contractual week you have headroom up to the 50-hour Labour Act ceiling. Hours above 50 per week always require the 25 percent premium and cannot be simply averaged away.
What rest periods must employers respect?+
Employees must receive at least 11 consecutive hours of daily rest and at least 35 hours of weekly rest. Daily work is capped at 11 hours, which must fit within a maximum 14-hour span from start to finish, ensuring recovery time between shifts.
Guidance only, based on published CCNT / L-GAV, Hôtellerie-Restauration values. Figures change, so verify against the in-force text before relying on a result.
Managing a whole team's hours?
This checks one week. Leavo tracks every employee against their convention automatically, and flags a breach before it reaches the payslip.
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A free compliance checker from Leavo covering French (CCN) and Swiss (CCT) collective agreements. Values are compiled from official and branch sources for guidance only. They change periodically and do not constitute legal advice. Always confirm against the in-force agreement and applicable company terms.