Shift planning and time tracking on WhatsApp.L-GAV compliant.
Plan shifts in the dashboard, send them to your team at the push of a button and record working hours via WhatsApp. No app. No training.
- No app for employees
- Live L-GAV check
- Swiss provider
In daily use at businesses like yours
Overtime at 100% instead of 125% — real money back in your pocket.
Without structured working time records, Art. 15 Ziff. 6 L-GAV requires overtime to be paid at 125%. Only businesses that meet all three conditions of Art. 15 Ziff. 5 L-GAV may pay it at 100%:
Gastrora meets all of these conditions fully automatically. You save money straight away on every single hour of overtime.
60h overtime per employee/year
Source: GastroSuisse legal service information sheet, Art. 15 Ziff. 5 and 6 L-GAV.
It’s that simple
Your team needs no app, no training and no support.
Invite your team
A WhatsApp message with a link to your employees — no app, no registration.
Create the shift plan
Drag and drop in the dashboard. The L-GAV check runs automatically in the background.
Publish
One click — every employee receives their personal WhatsApp message.
Record working time
Employees send “Start” and “End”. That’s it. Payroll data ready.
Everything hospitality really needs.
No feature list that overwhelms you. Just the tools you and your team use every day.
WhatsApp delivery
A personal message for each employee, in their own language. With confirmation and reminders.
Shift plan & swaps
Drag-and-drop weekly planning. Employees request swaps and holiday via WhatsApp — you decide and confirm with a click.
Live L-GAV validator
Warns you about breaches of rest periods, maximum working hours and rest days — before you publish.
Time tracking by chat
“Start”, “End”, “Break”, “Sick” — it understands them all. Optionally with QR code scanning on site when arriving and leaving.
Overtime balance
Sent monthly via WhatsApp to every employee for sign-off — as Art. 15 L-GAV requires.
Monthly and hourly wages
Both wage models handled properly. Supplements for vacation, public holidays and the 13th monthly salary are stored per employee and automatically included in balances and the final settlement.
Final settlement Art. 14
Balances, reductions, payout at 1/22 and 1/30 — signed off digitally via WhatsApp.
L-GAV-compliant monthly report
PDF with all mandatory details. Ready straight away for your fiduciary or the inspection commission.
Multilingual (DE/FR/IT/EN)
Automatic translation for every employee. Because hospitality is international.
The rules that can cost you money today.
The L-GAV, the national collective labour agreement for the Swiss hospitality industry, is generally binding on virtually every restaurant, bar and hotel in Switzerland. Breaches are pursued by the L-GAV inspection office — back payments and contractual penalties can run into five figures.
L-GAV compliance by design
Gastrora applies all of these rules automatically and warns you about breaches. You don’t even need to know them by heart.
Work schedules 2 weeks in advance, covering 2 weeks (seasonal businesses: 1 week).
Communicate the overtime balance in writing every month.
2 rest days per week, at least 1 of them a full day.
42h/week on average · 43.5h seasonal · 45h small business.
Mandatory breaks from 5.5h — 15min, from 7h — 30min, from 9h — 60min.
11 hours’ rest between two shifts.
We know hospitality.
Every feature solves a problem.
Whether it’s a small bar or a large seasonal restaurant, Gastrora adapts precisely to the reality of your business and its L-GAV rules.
Restaurant
5–25 employees · any shift pattern
- Service and kitchen in one plan
- Automatic break calculation
- L-GAV hourly wage model incl. vacation pay
Bar & nightclub
Late shifts · critical rest periods
- Warning when the 11h rest period gets tight
- Quick shift swaps via WhatsApp
- Final settlement under Art. 14 L-GAV
Café & bistro
Open all day · part-time mix
- Hourly and monthly-paid staff combined
- Fast time tracking without downloading an app
- Break compliance checked automatically
Seasonal business
43.5h week · 7 days’ notice
- L-GAV preset (Art. 21, Annex 1)
- Validator adapts automatically
- Temporary and casual staff on hourly wages
Fair prices.
Per business.
Scheduling at a flat rate with any number of employees. Packages 1 and 2: up to 10 active employees included, then just CHF 5.– per employee per month. Try free for 30 days, cancel monthly.
Scheduling
Shift planning only
- Shift planner with templates
- L-GAV rule check of the schedule (rest periods, notice period)
- Schedule delivery & shift reminders via WhatsApp
- Shift swaps & holiday requests via WhatsApp
- Report sick via WhatsApp
- Events in the weekly schedule
- Central Gastrora WhatsApp number included
- Multilingual (DE/FR/IT/EN)
- Email support
- No time tracking or working time records
- No balances, year-end or payroll export
Switch to Package 1 or 2 any time — your schedule stays.
Try for 30 daysPackage 1
For restaurants & bars
- Shift planning + L-GAV validator
- Events in the weekly schedule
- WhatsApp time tracking
- Working time records with monthly sign-off
- Automatic overtime balance
- Year-end balances + payouts at 1/22 & 1/30
- Monthly report as PDF
- CSV export for payroll
- Central Gastrora WhatsApp number included
- Multilingual (DE/FR/IT/EN)
- Email support
- No automatic final settlement
Package 2
Everything included, incl. final settlement
- Shift planning + L-GAV validator
- Events in the weekly schedule
- WhatsApp time tracking
- Working time records with monthly sign-off
- Automatic overtime balance
- Year-end balances + payouts at 1/22 & 1/30
- Monthly report as PDF
- CSV export for payroll
- Central Gastrora WhatsApp number included
- Multilingual (DE/FR/IT/EN)
- Email support
Calculates balances and vacation entitlement fully automatically when someone leaves. Saves hours of manual work.
Enterprise
On requestFor large businesses with 50+ employees or groups with special integration and setup requirements.
- Everything in Package 2
- Multi-site management
- Custom integrations
- Personal account manager
All prices incl. VAT. Try free for 30 days, cancel any time. Meta’s WhatsApp fees are included in every package (fair use).
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about Gastrora, the L-GAV and WhatsApp.
Still have questions?
Our support team in Switzerland is happy to help. info@gastrora.ch
Send your first shift plan in 10 minutes.
No onboarding workshop, no consultant. Add your team, drag in the shifts, press the button. Done.
Free 20-minute demo with the founder — no obligation, in German.