Maximum working time, the break schedule, rest periods, the daily span and the retention period sit in CrewDeck as tested rules, each with its legal reference. When a limit is breached, you see it in the weekly view and know why.
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In short
CrewDeck by Digital Airways checks recorded working times against the limits of the Swiss Labour Act (ArG) and its Ordinance 1 (ArGV 1). These include the weekly maximum of 45 or 50 hours (Art. 9 ArG), breaks for more than 5.5, 7 and 9 hours of work (Art. 15 ArG), the daily rest period of 11 hours (Art. 15a ArG) and the daily span of 14 hours (Art. 10 ArG). When a limit is breached a warning appears with the relevant article, and responsibility for compliance stays with the employer.
| Product | CrewDeck, time tracking and HR software |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Digital Airways GmbH, Basel |
| Law | limits from the Swiss Labour Act with legal reference, public holidays of all 26 cantons |
| Scope | time tracking, absences, expenses, salary overview, recruiting, org chart |
| Delivery | web app in the browser, no installation |
| Hosting | Microsoft Azure Switzerland |
| AI | on click, via Azure AI, never decides on its own, no model training on customer data |
| Sign-in | Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace or email, two-factor can be made mandatory |
| Data protection | access requests under Art. 25 FADP as an export, verified change log, no behaviour monitoring |
| Not included | payroll run and shift planning. Working time exportable as CSV and PDF |
Reviewed by Dario Tomas, CEO of Digital Airways, former quality manager for ISO 9001 and 14001. Digital Airways is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Updated .
CrewDeck
Every limit is its own tested rule with a legal reference, checked in the weekly view and every night. CrewDeck maps the statutory limits and does not replace employment law advice, responsibility stays with the employer.
45 hours for industrial companies, office staff, technical and other employees and sales staff in large retail businesses, 50 hours for everyone else (Art. 9 ArG). CrewDeck warns from 90 percent of the limit and shows every breach.
A quarter of an hour for more than 5.5 hours of work, half an hour for more than 7 and one hour for more than 9 hours (Art. 15 ArG). A block of more than 5.5 hours without a break is flagged too (Art. 18 ArGV 1).
At least 11 consecutive hours of rest lie between two working days (Art. 15a ArG). CrewDeck checks the gap between the end of work and the next start.
Day and evening work including breaks and overtime fall within 14 hours (Art. 10 ArG). CrewDeck measures from the first start to the last end of the day.
Work between 11 pm and 6 am and on Sundays generally requires a permit (Art. 16 and 18 ArG). CrewDeck detects it and points it out, it does not check whether a permit exists.
Working time records must be kept for at least five years after they cease to apply (Art. 73 para. 2 ArGV 1). Time entries are never overwritten, corrections are new versions with a reason, and the chained log is recalculated every night.
Working time is recorded, by click, at the terminal or by hand.
In the weekly view and the nightly run against the limits.
If a limit is breached, the warning appears with the article.
Clarify the cause, correct only with a reason, close the month.
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CrewDeck maps the statutory limits from ArG and ArGV 1, so maximum hours, breaks, rest periods, the daily span and retention, and flags breaches. Every rule carries its legal reference. Whether a business complies with the law depends on its processes. CrewDeck does not replace employment law advice, responsibility stays with the employer.
No. CrewDeck warns, it does not block. Time is recorded as it was worked, and the warning shows where action is needed.
The 45 hours apply to employees in industrial companies, office staff, technical and other employees and sales staff in large retail businesses. Everyone else has 50 hours (Art. 9 para. 1 ArG). CrewDeck checks against the limit that applies to each person.
In principle yes. ArGV 1 allows two exceptions. The waiver under Art. 73a requires a collective labour agreement, high autonomy over working time and gross annual income above CHF 120,000 including bonuses. Under simplified recording according to Art. 73b only daily working time is recorded, and in businesses with fewer than 50 employees it can be agreed individually in writing.
CrewDeck does not check whether a permit for night or Sunday work exists. Special protection for young workers, special provisions for individual industries under ArGV 2 and rules from collective labour agreements are not included either. You continue to clarify these yourself or with your adviser.
At least five years after it ceases to apply (Art. 73 para. 2 ArGV 1). CrewDeck keeps working time data accordingly, and HR or administration can export the time records under Art. 73 ArGV 1 as CSV or PDF at any time.
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