Since the CCOO ruling (C-55/18, 14 May 2019), every Member State must require an objective, reliable and accessible system measuring each worker’s daily working time. Transposition is progressing country by country: a tool configurable per country becomes an advantage for groups and employers of cross-border workers.
| Article | Rule | Check in the tool |
|---|---|---|
| Art. 3 | 11 consecutive hours of rest per 24 h | At every punch |
| Art. 4 | Break beyond 6 h of work | Configurable mandatory break |
| Art. 5 | 24 h weekly rest, plus the 11 daily hours | Weekly check |
| Art. 6 | 48 h on average per 7 days, overtime included | Rolling average |
| Art. 7 | 4 weeks of paid leave | Leave counters |
| Art. 8 | Night: 8 h on average per 24 h | Night work qualification |
| Art. 16 | Reference periods: 14 days (rest), 4 months (48 h) | Configurable periods |
| Art. 17 | Derogations, notably autonomous senior managers | Derogation profiles |
Text: Directive 2003/88/EC.
| Ruling | What it says | Product translation |
|---|---|---|
| C-55/18 CCOO, 14.5.2019 | Objective, reliable and accessible system measuring daily time | Timestamping, no change without a trace, employee access to their data |
| C-531/23 Loredas, 19.12.2024 | No exemption for domestic workers | No group excluded by default |
| C-266/14 Tyco, 10.9.2015 | Without a fixed place, home to first client and last client to home = working time | Mobile mode: time starts with the first journey |
| C-518/15 Matzak, 21.2.2018 | On-call at home with an 8-minute response = working time | On-call duty qualified by its constraints |
| C-344/19, C-580/19, 9.3.2021 | On-call = work only if constraints are very significant | One on-call type per constraint level |
| C-107/19, 9.9.2021 | Break with intervention within 2 minutes: may be work | Payable “on standby” breaks |
| C-585/19, 17.3.2021 | Several contracts with one employer: rest assessed overall | Checks per person, not per contract |
| C-477/21 MÁV-START, 2.3.2023 | Daily rest is added to weekly rest | Combined check of both rest periods |
| Country | General obligation | Basis | Key point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | Yes | Art. L.211-29 | Register available to the ITM |
| Germany | Yes, through case law | BAG, 13.9.2022, 1 ABR 22/21 | Draft of 18.6.2026: electronic recording targeted for 1.1.2027, not adopted |
| Spain | Yes | Art. 34.9 ET, RDL 8/2019 | Retention 4 years; digital register planned |
| Austria | Yes | AZG § 26 | Relief for autonomous or fixed hours |
| Greece | Yes, by sector | Digital work card | Extended to 10 new sectors in 2026 |
| Netherlands | Yes | Arbeidstijdenwet, art. 4:3 | Register of working and rest times |
| Portugal | Yes | Código do Trabalho, art. 202 | Retention 5 years |
| Poland | Yes | Kodeks pracy, art. 149 | Relief for managers |
| Ireland | Yes | S.I. 473/2001 | OWT1 form or electronic clocking, 3 years |
| Italy | Partial | Libro Unico del Lavoro | Daily hours in the payroll register |
| France | No, except individual schedules | C. trav. L.3171-2, D.3171-8 | Shared burden of proof (Cass. soc., 18 March 2020, no. 18-10.919) |
| Belgium | No, specific part-time rules | Programme law of 22.12.1989 | Law of 18 May 2026: 360 h a year of voluntary overtime |
Bases without a link are cited second-hand: to be confirmed before contractual use.
| Text | Requirement | Product translation |
|---|---|---|
| Directive 2019/1152 | Inform about standard hours and overtime; unpredictable schedules: reference hours and days, notice period, right to refuse. Transposed by the law from bill 8070 (Mémorial A no. 324 of 29.7.2024) | Schedule published with notice period, change history |
| Directive 2014/67, Art. 9 | Posting: time records kept available | Export per employee and per assignment |
| Directive 2002/15, Regulation 165/2014 | Road transport: 48 h on average over 4 months, 60 h max, records kept 2 years; tachographs | Tachograph data import |
| GDPR, Art. 9, 22, 35 and 88 | Protected biometrics, no solely automated decision, DPIA, national employment rules | See the GDPR and AI Act page |
| Directive 2023/970 | Pay transparency: transposition due by 7 June 2026 | Reliable hours for hourly pay calculations |
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