Original: http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classifie...049/index.html
The law itself is in German, French and Italian.
Has any organization or company made a translation of it?
The law translates something like "Federal law on work, trade and commerce"
Not that I know of. I can read German pretty well though; what's the particular bit you're curious about?
There's this, but it's an overview, rather than a direct translation;
I am trying to find the section that (allegedly) says that employees need to keep timesheets for their own protection. So that employers won't force them to work overtime etc. My German/French are not on the level to find this in the law. Maybe it is just not there?
Not in the law. Perhaps there may have been a court case which set such a precedent, don't know though.
It does sound reasonable to me that somebody needs to be keeping track of hours, in a position/industry where the concept of overtime exists (some are excluded). Otherwise you might claim compensation for overtime, the company says "what overtime?" and it's your memory against theirs.
But I don't see a section of the employment code that says so, let alone says whose responsibility the record-keeping has to be.
I've just had a look through the law and found nothing relevant. In any case it is wildly improbable that such a provision would be part of a statute.
On the other hand, regulations take up such issues. Here you find the rule that overtime must be addressed in the contract of employment: http://www.entsendung.admin.ch/cms/c...eitregelung_fr
Bear in mind that in Swiss law (and in Civil Law countries generally), unlike English/Scottish law, a court case does not define what the law is beyond the case in question, unless it comprises jurisprudence constante , i.e. a substantially identical result in case after case.
If you have an actual dispute or question, your cantonal labour office should be able to direct you to what your, and your employer's, responsibilities are.
Art. 46 ArbG in connection with Art. 73 ArbGV I .
see also the following document of SECO which describes the provisions in more detail (in German):
Thank you for the help!