Tempo · Österreich

Tempo in Austria

How Tempo will work in your Austrian restaurant under Austrian law and the hotel and restaurant collective agreement: the rules, the options, and what we need from you.

CodesEvery topic has a code, e.g. B2.
OptionsPick one per topic. Our recommendation is marked.
ReplyOne email: code + option number, e.g. “B2 – 4”, plus the facts marked in yellow.
A

Basics

A1

Collective agreement

0:46

Kollektivvertrag Hotel- und Gastgewerbe · kein gesetzlicher Mindestlohn

A2

A separate Austrian setup

1:15

eigene Gesellschaft · österreichische Regeln · Deutsch

A3

Handing data to payroll

1:46

Lohnverrechnung · Lohnart · Import-Format · Abrechnungsstichtag

  1. Monthly file in their format — one line per wage type (Lohnart) recommended
  2. Direct connection — only if their software offers one
  3. Monthly report — PDF or spreadsheet per employee

ask your consultant: software · import format · raw or split hours (D2) · data deadline each month

B

Recording working time

B1

Exact time records

3:18

Arbeitszeitaufzeichnungen § 26 AZG · Arbeitsinspektorat

  1. Actual times, always — paid from clock-in to clock-out
  2. Early clock-in question — “Did you start working already?” If not, from shift start recommended
  3. Round in their favour — e.g. start down, end up to 5 min
B2

Breaks

4:46

Ruhepause § 11 AZG · Pausenvereinbarung § 26 Abs 5 AZG · Jugendliche § 15 KJBG

  1. Break button — start / end on the phone
  2. Question at clock-out — taken? yes · no · other time
  3. Fixed break — written agreement · only deviations recorded
  4. Combination — planned break + button + question

your choice · option 3 needs signed break agreements

B3

Location check at clock-in

6:28

Kontrollmaßnahme · Zustimmung § 10 AVRAG · Betriebsvereinbarung § 96 ArbVG

  1. No location check — phone clock-in, managers review
  2. Only for those who signed — the others clock in without it
  3. Tablet in the restaurant — PIN or QR code, no personal phone

your choice · for one restaurant we’d suggest 1 or 3

B4

Only planned shifts

7:42

tatsächlich geleistete Arbeitszeit

B5

Records for the inspector

8:13

Einsicht im Betrieb · kostenlose Kopie § 26 Abs 8 AZG · 7 Jahre § 132 BAO

  1. In Tempo — manager view and print · monthly copy in the app recommended
  2. Monthly printout — folder at the restaurant
C

Planning rules

C1

Working-hour limits

8:59

Höchstarbeitszeit § 9 AZG · Überstunden § 7 AZG · Notfall § 20 AZG

  1. Block — the shift can’t be saved
  2. Warn — the shift is saved
  3. Block + emergency override — manager gives a reason recommended
C2

Right to refuse long shifts

10:20

Ablehnungsrecht § 7 Abs 6 AZG

  1. Employee accepts on the phone — the shift waits until accepted recommended
  2. Manager ticks “agreed”
  3. Nothing in the app
C3

Daily rest

11:04

tägliche Ruhezeit § 12 AZG · geteilter Dienst · KV VI

  1. Always 11 h
  2. Allow the exceptions — rest owed is tracked
  3. Warning only

do you use split shifts? No → 1 · Yes → 2

C4

Weekly rest and free Sundays

11:58

Wochenruhe § 4 ARG · Wochenendruhe · KV V.6, VII: 12 freie Sonntage

  1. Check all three — Sunday counter per person recommended
  2. Only the 36 h — KV rules by the manager
C5

Roster two weeks ahead

12:45

Diensteinteilung § 19c AZG · Änderung nur im Einvernehmen (KV IV.3)

  1. Lock + request on the phone — applies once accepted
  2. Manager ticks “agreed”
  3. Warning when late

your choice

C6

Minors

13:39

Jugendliche (KJBG) · Jugendlichenuntersuchung · Verzeichnis der Jugendlichen

  1. Every second Sunday off
  2. KV block mode — ≤ 18 Sundays a year, ≤ 3 in a row

your choice for Sundays · and medical check dates for work after 22:00

C7

Pregnant and nursing employees

14:44

Mutterschutz (MSchG)

  1. Confidential HR flag — blocks those shifts recommended
  2. HR outside the app
D

Pay data

D1

Contract types

15:07

Vollzeit · Teilzeit · geringfügig · fallweise Beschäftigte · Lehrlinge

which contract types will you use?

D2

Overtime and extra hours

15:53

Überstunden 50 % § 10 AZG · Mehrarbeit 25 % § 19d AZG · Zeitausgleich 1 : 1,5

  1. Tempo sorts every hour — normal · extra · overtime, exported separately
  2. Raw hours — the consultant sorts
  3. Split — Tempo by day and week, consultant per quarter

ask your consultant

D3

Averaging period

17:02

Durchrechnungszeitraum (KV V) · Zeitguthaben

  1. No averaging — above 8 h / 40 h = overtime
  2. Averaging — agreements · running balance · monthly statements

do you want averaging?

D4

Minimum pay

17:46

Lohnordnung ab 1. 10. 2026 · Lohngruppe · Vorrückung

  1. Tempo checks monthly — wage group · state · seniority
  2. The consultant checks

the restaurant’s address (federal state = pay table)

D5

Supplements

18:23

Nachtarbeitszuschlag (KV XV) · Feiertagsarbeitsentgelt § 9 ARG · Sonderzahlungen · Trinkgeld § 2j AVRAG

  1. Tempo calculates — night and holiday supplements exported
  2. The consultant calculates — from raw hours

your opening hours · and are tips shared through a system?

D6

Public holidays

19:19

Feiertage § 7 ARG

D7

Leave

19:32

Urlaub (UrlG) · 30 Werktage = 25 Arbeitstage · § 32 KJBG

  1. Count in days — hours only as a view recommended
  2. Count in hours
D8

Sick leave and other absences

20:05

Entgeltfortzahlung (EFZG) · Arbeitsunfall · Pflegefreistellung · Dienstverhinderung (KV XXII)

  1. Record the absence — the consultant works out the pay recommended
  2. Track allowances — pay level per day in Tempo
E

Before the first shift

E1

Registration and work permits

20:50

ÖGK-Anmeldung § 33 ASVG · ELDA · Beschäftigungsbewilligung · Ausweis für Vertriebene

  1. Clock-in waits — until registration is confirmed in Tempo recommended
  2. Warnings only
  3. Nothing

which nationalities do you expect?

E2

Written statement of terms

21:39

Dienstzettel § 2 AVRAG

  1. Tempo generates it — in German from the contract data
  2. HR or the consultant — with the contract recommended