Collective Agreement Checker / Commerce de détail
CH · CCT

Commerce de détail

Convention collective de travail (CCT)

Cantonal retail-trade rules across Switzerland. 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.

Reference week42 h
Absolute weekly max50 h
Max over 12 weeks (avg)50 h
Daily max13 h
Daily span (amplitude)13 h
Daily rest11 h
Weekly rest35 h
Overtime beyond 42h+25%
Paid leave4 weeks
Night premium+25%

How overtime and hours work

Retail trade in Switzerland has no single national agreement; it resolves to the applicable company agreement (such as Migros or Coop) or a cantonal agreement, with a conservative baseline of a 42-hour reference week. Hours beyond the reference week are overtime, paid at a flat 25 percent premium. Switzerland's Labour Act caps the week at 50 hours, including as a 12-week average. 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

Is there one retail agreement covering all of Switzerland?+

No. Retail is a patchwork: coverage resolves first to any applicable company agreement (for example Migros or Coop), then to a cantonal retail agreement, then to a cantonal standard contract. In the absence of those, the statutory Labour Act floor applies, with a conservative 42-hour reference week.

How is overtime handled in retail?+

Using the conservative baseline, hours worked beyond the 42-hour reference week are overtime, paid at a flat 25 percent premium. The absolute weekly ceiling is 50 hours, also applied as a 12-week average, so scheduling must respect that Labour Act limit regardless of which agreement resolves.

What daily hours and rest rules apply?+

A working day may reach up to 13 hours of work within a 13-hour span. Employees must receive at least 11 consecutive hours of daily rest and at least 35 hours of weekly rest. Applicable cantonal minimum wages may also apply on top where higher.

ref 42 · max 50
max 13h
min 11h
Within the agreement
Every checked limit is respected.
Weekly hours42 / 50 h
Longest single day8 / 13 h
Rest before next day11 / 11 h

Guidance only, based on published Commerce de détail 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

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.

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