CO Art. 321c
Overtime (Überstunden)
Work beyond the hours agreed in the contract but below the statutory maximum. It is compensated with time off of equal length or paid with a 25 % supplement, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Time tracking
Time tracking for Swiss SMEs – in line with the Labour Act.
Time tracking in Switzerland with teim: your team records working hours with a timer or adds them afterwards, right in the browser. teim calculates target hours, actual hours, overtime and cantonal public holidays automatically – as Art. 73 ArGV 1 requires.
Free until 31 January 2027 · then CHF 5.00 per company + CHF 3.00 per person per month · hosted in Switzerland
In short
teim is Swiss software for time tracking, project management, expenses and absences for SMEs with 5 to 200 employees.
Last updated: 15 October 2026
- Start the timer in one click and book time to a project and activity
- Add forgotten hours afterwards, including for past days
- Target vs actual hours per week and a running overtime balance
- Public holidays for all 26 cantons, reminders on breaks and maximum working hours
- Billable and internal hours reported separately
- Weekly CSV export, billable hours sent straight to bexio
How it works
Clean working-time records in three steps.
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Record
Start the timer or add time afterwards – on a computer or in your phone’s browser. The timer keeps running across devices.
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Assign
Every entry belongs to a project and an activity. You can set a default activity for each project.
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Analyse
teim calculates target, actual, overtime and billable hours. Managers see their team, accounting exports the data.
Legal basics
What must be recorded in Switzerland?
Under Art. 46 of the Swiss Labour Act (ArG) and Art. 73 ArGV 1, employers must keep records of working time. teim records the start, end and duration of work per day and week and does not delete entries automatically.
Sources: Swiss Labour Act (ArG) Art. 9, 12, 13, 46; ArGV 1 Art. 73–73b; Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) Art. 321c (fedlex.admin.ch). Not legal advice.
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Daily and weekly working time
including compensatory time and excess hours, and when they were worked
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Breaks of half an hour or more
timing and duration
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Weekly rest days
unless they regularly fall on a Sunday
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Supplements
for excess hours, night work and Sunday work
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Retention
at least five years after the records cease to apply
Overtime or excess hours – what is the difference?
ArG Art. 9, 12, 13
Excess hours (Überzeit)
Work beyond the statutory maximum of 45 hours (offices, industry, retail in large companies) or 50 hours (all other businesses) per week. At most 2 hours per day and 170 or 140 hours per year. Compensated with time off or, as a rule, a 25 % wage supplement.
Features
Everything time tracking needs day to day.
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Live timer
Start, stop and switch in one click.
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Weekly view
Target and actual per day, gaps at a glance.
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Calendar view
See entries as a calendar instead of a list.
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Projects & activities
Every entry with a project and an activity.
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Holidays & leave
Cantonal holidays, leave and absences taken into account.
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Billable
Internal and billable hours kept apart.
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bexio & export
Billable hours to bexio, the week as CSV.
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Roles & approvals
Employees, managers, HR, admin.
FAQ
Questions about time tracking
What time tracking is required by law in Switzerland?
As a rule, full recording under Art. 73 ArGV 1: working time per day and week, excess hours, breaks of 30 minutes or more and rest days. Under certain conditions, simplified recording (Art. 73b) or waiving recording (Art. 73a) is allowed.
What applies to simplified time recording?
Recording the daily working time is enough. It is possible for employees who set at least 25 % of their working hours themselves. In companies with fewer than 50 employees, a written individual agreement is sufficient.
How does teim calculate overtime?
teim compares the hours recorded with the target, based on the company’s daily hours and each person’s employment level. teim shows the difference per week and as a running balance.
Does time tracking work on a phone?
Yes. teim runs in the browser on any phone. The app for iPhone and Android is coming soon.
How much does time tracking cost?
Time tracking is included in the price of CHF 5.00 per company and CHF 3.00 per user per month, together with all other modules. See pricing
How long is time data kept?
teim does not delete time entries automatically. The law requires records to be kept for at least five years.
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