Swiss night-work compensation (ArG 17b)#
For: Admin
Switzerland’s Arbeitsgesetz (ArG, Swiss labor law) Article 17b requires that workers who do regular night work receive time compensation — not just a pay premium — equal to 10% of the hours they work in the protected night band. This block on the work rule turns that requirement on and tells Shiftavo when to accrue.
Note
This section appears on the work rule form only when ‘Country’ is set to Switzerland.
What it does#
The Swiss night-work block has three fields:
‘Enable ArG 17b time compensation’ toggle — turn the accrual on or off for this rule.
‘Night band start’ and ‘Night band end’ — the time-of-day window that counts as protected night work. The ArG default is 23:00 to 06:00; some collective agreements set it differently.
‘Compensation rate’ — the share of night-band hours that accrues as credit. The ArG statutory minimum is 10%; some agreements grant more.
Once the toggle is on, every minute a person works inside the night band is multiplied by the compensation rate and added to their time-compensation balance — a credit they can later take as paid time off.
When it kicks in#
The accrual runs when a time entry is submitted on the Timesheet. Only the portion of the worked time that falls inside the night band counts; if a shift runs 22:00–04:00 and the band is 23:00–06:00, only the 23:00–04:00 portion accrues.
If the entry is later unsubmitted, unapproved, or the underlying shift is deleted, the accrual is reversed automatically. See Auto-accrual of night-work credit for the full lifecycle.
The night premium (Premiums) is independent. ArG 17b time compensation and a night pay premium can both apply to the same hour — they’re different forms of compensation under the law.
How it shows in the app#
The shift detail page tags ArG 17b–eligible shifts so the planner can see the accrual coming.
The Time compensation ledger lists every accrual row with its source shift.
The Payroll report breaks night-compensation hours out separately from regular and overtime hours.