Scheduling
Countries and working-time rules
Regsta checks planned shifts and recorded hours against one working-time setting per company. A new company starts with the setting for its country, shown below.
United Kingdom
For a company in the United Kingdom, Regsta checks the UK Working Time Regulations 1998 by default: at least 11 hours' rest between shifts, 24 hours' weekly rest, and an average week of at most 48 hours over 17 weeks.
- Rest between shifts
- 11 hours
- Weekly rest
- 24 hours in every 7 days
- Average week
- 48 hours over 17 weeks
Regsta uses these limits when it suggests and checks shifts, and it flags recorded hours that break them. It warns; it never blocks a time entry. Your company can keep these rules, use its own limits, or switch the checks off.
Where employees have opted out in writing, an admin can raise the weekly limit after confirming that basis.
Ireland
For a company in Ireland, Regsta checks the EU Working Time Directive 2003/88/EC by default: at least 11 hours' rest between shifts, 35 hours' weekly rest including that daily rest, and an average week of at most 48 hours over 17 weeks.
- Rest between shifts
- 11 hours
- Weekly rest
- 35 hours in every 7 days, daily rest included
- Average week
- 48 hours over 17 weeks
Regsta uses these limits when it suggests and checks shifts, and it flags recorded hours that break them. It warns; it never blocks a time entry. Your company can keep these rules, use its own limits, or switch the checks off.
Regsta uses the same set for every EU and EEA country. It does not model Irish legislation separately.
EU and EEA countries
For a company in an EU or EEA country, Regsta checks the EU Working Time Directive 2003/88/EC by default: at least 11 hours' rest between shifts, 35 hours' weekly rest including that daily rest, and an average week of at most 48 hours over 17 weeks.
- Rest between shifts
- 11 hours
- Weekly rest
- 35 hours in every 7 days, daily rest included
- Average week
- 48 hours over 17 weeks
Regsta uses these limits when it suggests and checks shifts, and it flags recorded hours that break them. It warns; it never blocks a time entry. Your company can keep these rules, use its own limits, or switch the checks off.
This applies in the 30 EU and EEA countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
United States
For a company in the United States, Regsta starts with the working-time checks off, because it models no working-time law there.
- Working-time checks
- Off until your company sets its own limits
Your company can switch on its own limits: the daily rest, the average week and a long-shift warning it sets. Regsta then warns about shifts and recorded hours that break them; it never blocks a time entry. Missing clock-outs, overlapping entries and correction reasons are flagged either way.
Canada
For a company in Canada, Regsta starts with the working-time checks off, because it models no working-time law there.
- Working-time checks
- Off until your company sets its own limits
Your company can switch on its own limits: the daily rest, the average week and a long-shift warning it sets. Regsta then warns about shifts and recorded hours that break them; it never blocks a time entry. Missing clock-outs, overlapping entries and correction reasons are flagged either way.
Australia
For a company in Australia, Regsta starts with the working-time checks off, because it models no working-time law there.
- Working-time checks
- Off until your company sets its own limits
Your company can switch on its own limits: the daily rest, the average week and a long-shift warning it sets. Regsta then warns about shifts and recorded hours that break them; it never blocks a time entry. Missing clock-outs, overlapping entries and correction reasons are flagged either way.
New Zealand
For a company in New Zealand, Regsta starts with the working-time checks off, because it models no working-time law there.
- Working-time checks
- Off until your company sets its own limits
Your company can switch on its own limits: the daily rest, the average week and a long-shift warning it sets. Regsta then warns about shifts and recorded hours that break them; it never blocks a time entry. Missing clock-outs, overlapping entries and correction reasons are flagged either way.
Questions
Does Regsta enforce these rules?
No. It uses the limits your company has set when it suggests and checks shifts, and it flags recorded hours that break them, but it never blocks a time entry. Your company decides what to do about a finding.
Can we use our own limits?
Yes. An admin chooses one setting under Work-time rules: the statutory rules (for EU, EEA and UK companies), your company's own limits, or off. Checking less than the law sets needs a confirmation that your company has a documented basis, such as a collective agreement or a written opt-out.
What if my country is not listed?
A company in a country outside the EU, the EEA and the UK starts with the checks off, because Regsta models no working-time law there. An admin can switch on your company's own limits.
Set up your company's rules
Create a company account, choose your working-time setting under Work-time rules and plan your first week.