Überstunden · overtime
Overtime means the hours worked beyond the working time agreed in the contract. Swiss German distinguishes Überstunden from Überzeit, a concept of the Employment Act: two words, two regimes, two legal bases. An English translation must therefore make clear which one is meant.
Request a demoThe term in four languages
- German
- Überstunden
- French
- heures de travail supplémentaires
- Italian
- lavoro straordinario
- English
- overtime
Definition
Overtime means hours worked beyond those envisaged under the employment contract or provided for by custom, a standard employment contract or a collective employment contract. The employee must perform overtime to the extent that they are able and may conscionably be expected to do so. With the employee's agreement, the employer may compensate overtime by granting time off in lieu of at least equal length. If overtime is not compensated in this way, the employer must pay the normal salary plus a supplement of at least one quarter. A written agreement, a standard employment contract or a collective employment contract may provide otherwise.
Swiss federal acts are published in German, French and Italian, and all three versions are equally authoritative. The English term shown here comes from the Federal Administration's English translation, published on Fedlex for information only. Where there is no translation, it follows common usage.
Full glossaryThe term in an official text
powered by Neur.onIm Einverständnis mit dem Arbeitnehmer kann der Arbeitgeber die Überstundenarbeit innert eines angemessenen Zeitraumes durch Freizeit von mindestens gleicher Dauer ausgleichen.
In consultation with the employee, the employer may compensate him within an appropriate period for the overtime worked by granting him time off in lieu of at least equal length.
Source: Fedlex, Code of Obligations. In Corrext, this segment and the ones around it appear in Fast lookup CHnell, each with its reference.
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