A court in Switzerland — where time is money for its famed watchmaking industry — has ruled that a dial manufacturer was justified in telling workers: If you need a bathroom break, clock out and take it on your own time.

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Bathroom break at work? Swiss court upholds watchmaker’s rule to do it on your own time

GENEVA (AP) — A court in Switzerland — where time is money for its famed watchmaking industry — has ruled that a dial manufacturer was justified in telling workers: If you need a bathroom break, clock out and take it on your own time. An investigative report by public broadcaster RTS over the weekend revealed how a regional court in western Neuchatel ruled that watch dial maker Jean Singer & Cie SA was within its rights to require staffers to pu…

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Bathroom break at work? Swiss court upholds watchmaker's rule to do it on your own time

A court in Switzerland has ruled that a dial manufacturer was justified in telling workers: If you need a bathroom break, clock out and take it on your own time

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The court said that “Swiss law does not mention the right of employees to go to the toilet, even though this is a basic physiological need.”

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Swiss Court Rules Workers Must Clock Out For Bathroom Breaks

A court in Switzerland has ruled that a manufacturer was justified in telling workers: If you need a bathroom break, clock out and take it on your own time.

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The case has bared what some say is a labor-law loophole in the rich Alpine country with a reputation for running like clockwork

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GENEVA (AP) — A court in Switzerland — where time is money for its famed watchmaking industry — has ruled that a dial manufacturer was justified in telling workers: If you need a bathroom break, clock out and take it on your own time.

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Bathroom Break at Work? Swiss Court Upholds Watchmaker's Rule to Do It on Your Own Time

GENEVA (AP) — A court in Switzerland — where time is money for its famed watchmaking industry — has ruled that a dial manufacturer was justified in telling workers: If you need a bathroom break, clock out and take it on your own time.An investigative report by public broadcaster RTS over the weekend revealed how a regional court in western Neuchatel ruled that watch dial maker Jean Singer & Cie SA was within its rights to require staffers to pun…

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Though Switzerland has a labour law on the books, toilet breaks are not clearly defined in this legislation. A cantonal court has therefore had to rule on the matter of whether your boss can make you clock off each time you go to the toilet.

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Can your Swiss employer make you clock off for toilet breaks?

A Swiss court has ruled in favor of Jean Singer & Cie SA, a watch dial manufacturer, allowing the company to require employees to clock out for bathroom breaks.

Swiss Court Rules Workers Must Clock Out For Bathroom Breaks

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