Understanding the Working Time Act guidelines
What warnings and violations under the Working Time Act mean in time recording.
Servire checks every clock-out entry against the Working Time Act (ArbZG). Clocking in is never blocked: a violation is documented, not prevented, to ensure the record remains complete.
The hints
Break missing and Break insufficient (§ 4 ArbZG): A 30-minute break is mandatory for more than 6 hours of work, and a 45-minute break for more than 9 hours. Only breaks of at least 15 minutes that are clocked in will be counted.
Over 6 hours without a break (§ 4 ArbZG): No one may work for more than 6 hours at a time without a break.
Max. daily working time (§ 3 ArbZG): Servire counts all entries of a working day from 6 to 6 a.m. and compares with the set limit, which is 10 hours by default.
Minimum rest period (§ 5 ArbZG): There must be 11 hours between two working days, 10 hours in restaurants with compensatory time off. Split shifts on the same day are not checked.
Rest period reduced, compensation required: only if set to 10 hours. The reduction must be compensated for within one month by a rest period of 12 hours.
Warning or violation
Missed breaks are warnings, while exceeding the daily working hours and insufficient rest periods are violations. You can see both indicated by the warning triangle in All Entries, compiled in the Compliance Report, and, if enabled, sent to you by email each morning.
You can open the report via the Download button → Compliance Report. More information can be found in Downloading Time Tracking Exports.
The automatic break deduction does not remove the warning. It only reduces the paid time. Any break actually taken must be clocked in.
This section does not check compliance with youth employment protection laws: stricter limits apply to employees under 18. The duty roster already checks for these limits during the planning process; see the "Understanding the Duty Roster" section for guidance. You enter vacation and sick leave information in the duty roster.