Code des obligations + LTr
Statutory baseline
The statutory baseline (CO and Labour Act) when no CCT applies. Enter a working week and see instantly whether it stays within the rules, triggers overtime, or breaches a limit.
Key rules at a glance
These are the limits the checker uses for this agreement.
How overtime and hours work
With no collective agreement in force, the Code of Obligations and the Labour Act (LTr) set the baseline. The statutory reference and maximum week is 45 hours for the sectors it covers (office, retail and related staff), with a 50-hour ceiling for other sectors, also applied as a 12-week average. Overtime beyond the reference week is paid at a flat 25 percent premium or, by agreement, compensated with time off. A working day may reach 13 hours within a 13-hour span, and employees are entitled to at least 11 hours of daily rest and 35 hours of weekly rest.
Frequently asked
What are the statutory working hours without a collective agreement?+
The Labour Act sets a weekly ceiling of 45 hours for office staff, retail and related sectors, and 50 hours for most other sectors. Here the reference and maximum week is 45 hours, with a 50-hour ceiling as the 12-week average. This is the default when no collective agreement applies.
How is overtime paid under the statutory baseline?+
Hours worked beyond the 45-hour reference week are overtime, paid at a flat 25 percent premium, or compensated with equivalent time off by agreement. Statutory overtime beyond the legal weekly maximum always requires the 25 percent surcharge and cannot simply be averaged away over the 12-week window.
What minimum rest periods does the law require?+
Employees are entitled to at least 11 consecutive hours of daily rest and at least 35 hours of weekly rest. A working day may reach up to 13 hours within a 13-hour span. There is no national minimum wage, though some cantons set their own hourly floors.
Guidance only, based on published Code des obligations + LTr 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.
Other collective agreements
France · Conventions collectives (CCN)
Hôtels, Cafés, Restaurants (HCR)
Hospitality
Syntec
Engineering, consulting & IT
Métallurgie
Metalworking & industry
Propreté
Cleaning services
Transports routiers
Road transport & logistics
Commerce alimentaire
Food retail & wholesale
Commerce de gros
Wholesale trade
Pharmacie d'officine
Retail pharmacy
French Labour Code
No collective agreement
Switzerland · CCT
CCNT / L-GAV, Hôtellerie-Restauration
Hospitality
Construction (CN)
Main construction trade
Location de services
Temporary work & staffing
Nettoyage, Suisse romande
Cleaning services
Sécurité privée
Private security
Commerce de détail
Retail trade
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.