Rest Periods Act (Austria)

Rest Periods Act

If the total working time exceeds six hours, it must be interceded by a rest period of at least half an hour. This break is not remunerated and it is not part of the working time.

After the end of the daily working time, the employee is entitled to an uninterrupted rest period of at least eleven hours.

The weekly resting time is regulated by the Act on Work Resting (Arbeitsruhegesetz). Basically an employee is entitled to an uninterrupted resting period of 36 hours, starting on Saturday 1 p.m. and including Sunday (weekend rest). Again, there are a number of exceptional regulations. An employee working during the weekend rest is entitled to an uninterrupted weekly rest of 36 hours beyond the weekend.