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Compliance

Scheduling warnings with the statute attached.

Pick your region, and every schedule is checked against that region's rule pack before it goes out. Warnings tell you, blocks stop you, and every rule cites the law it reads from. These are scheduling safeguards, not legal advice.

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Publish checkUnited States · California
Weekly overtime (40h)warn
Priya hits 43.5h · FLSA 29 U.S.C. §207(a)
Meal break (30 min after 5h)warn
Tue 11a–5p has no break · Cal. Lab. Code §512(a)
Maximum shift length (12h)block
Sat close runs 13h · Blocks the publish until resolved
Resolve 1 blocking conflict2 warnings noted
How it intervenes

Two severities, no surprises.

Every rule declares up front whether it advises or stops you, and both fire before a schedule reaches your team.

Warns before you publish

Anything a rule flags as WARN surfaces at publish, with the person and the day named, so you decide with the facts in front of you rather than finding out at payroll.

Blocks what must not ship

A 13-hour shift is not a warning. Rules marked BLOCK stop the publish until the conflict is resolved, because some mistakes should be impossible to ship.

Versioned like code

Packs and rules carry versions and citations, so a human can check our reading of the law and see exactly what changed between one version and the next.

The packs

Every rule, and the law it reads from.

These are the same declarative packs the engine enforces at publish time, citation for citation. If a pack changes, this page changes with it.

United States

Fair Labor Standards Act (federal baseline)

Overtime and fatigue safeguards that apply to every location as a floor. State packs, like California, layer on top.

  • Weekly overtime (40h)warn
    FLSA 29 U.S.C. §207(a): overtime after 40h/week
  • Minimum rest between shifts (10h)warn
    Fatigue-management best practice; predictive-scheduling laws mandate 10–11h in several jurisdictions
  • Maximum consecutive workdays (6)warn
    Day-of-rest statutes (e.g. NY Labor Law §161): one day off in seven
  • Maximum shift length (12h)block
    OSHA fatigue guidance; common CBA and state maximums
  • Break required over 6hwarn
    Meal-period statutes (e.g. CA Labor Code §512): 30 min over 5–6h
  • Required skills must matchwarn
    Operational and safety policy: certification compliance
Honestly: The rest and consecutive-day rules here go beyond federal law: they encode fatigue-management best practice and the day-of-rest statutes several states carry, such as NY Labor Law §161. The citations say which is which.

United Kingdom

Working Time Regulations 1998

Working time, rest and break safeguards under the Working Time Regulations 1998, the UK's implementation of the Working Time Directive, retained after Brexit.

  • Maximum working week (48h)warn
    WTR 1998, reg 4: 48h average weekly limit over a 17-week reference period; reg 5: individual opt-out
  • Daily rest (11h between shifts)warn
    WTR 1998, reg 10: 11 consecutive hours' rest in each 24-hour period
  • Rest break (20 min after 6h)warn
    WTR 1998, reg 12: 20-minute rest break where daily working time exceeds 6 hours
  • Weekly rest (max 6 consecutive days)warn
    WTR 1998, reg 11: 24 uninterrupted hours' rest per 7-day period
  • Maximum shift length (12h)block
    Operational cap implied by WTR 1998 reg 10 (11h daily rest); HSE fatigue guidance (HSG256)
  • Required skills must matchwarn
    Operational and safety policy: certification compliance
Honestly: The 48-hour week is, in law, an average over a rolling 17-week reference period, and a worker may opt out in writing. Our engine reads one week at a time, so it warns on a heavy single week early rather than staying silent until the average is already blown.

European Union / EEA

Working Time Directive 2003/88/EC

The Directive's minimum guarantees: a 48-hour week, 11 hours' daily rest, and a break after 6 hours.

  • Maximum working week (48h, incl. overtime)warn
    Directive 2003/88/EC, Art 6(b): 48h average weekly limit incl. overtime; Art 16(b): reference period up to 4 months
  • Daily rest (11h between shifts)warn
    Directive 2003/88/EC, Art 3: minimum daily rest of 11 consecutive hours per 24-hour period
  • Rest break after 6hwarn
    Directive 2003/88/EC, Art 4: rest break where the working day exceeds 6 hours; duration set by national law
  • Weekly rest (max 6 consecutive days)warn
    Directive 2003/88/EC, Art 5: minimum uninterrupted rest of 24 hours per 7-day period
  • Maximum shift length (12h)block
    Operational cap implied by Art 3 (11h daily rest); national law may be stricter (e.g. German ArbZG §3)
  • Required skills must matchwarn
    Operational and safety policy: certification compliance
Honestly: A Directive is a floor, not the law an employer obeys: each member state transposes it and may be stricter (France's 35-hour week, Germany's ArbZG daily ceiling). This pack encodes the minimum every member state must guarantee, so it under-warns rather than over-claims. It is not a substitute for national packs.

Nigeria

Labour Act, Cap L1

Working time, rest interval and weekly-rest safeguards under s.13 of the Labour Act. Nigeria fixes normal hours by agreement, so the 48-hour week is a customary early warning, not a statutory ceiling.

  • Customary working week (48h)warn
    Labour Act, Cap L1, s.13: normal hours fixed by agreement or custom; 48-hour week is the customary overtime basis
  • Rest interval (1 hour after 6h)warn
    Labour Act, Cap L1, s.13(1): rest interval of at least one hour in aggregate when at work six hours or more
  • Weekly rest (max 6 consecutive days)warn
    Labour Act, Cap L1, s.13(9): one rest day of at least 24 consecutive hours in every seven-day period
  • Required skills must matchwarn
    Operational and safety policy: certification compliance
Honestly: The Labour Act sets no hard weekly-hours cap: normal hours come from agreement or custom, and 48 hours is the common overtime basis, so we warn against that norm. Overtime pay rates, night work and young-worker limits are not modelled.

Kenya

Employment Act 2007 (Cap 226)

Working time and weekly-rest safeguards under s.27, read with the Regulation of Wages orders, against the customary 52-hour week and one rest day in every seven.

  • Customary working week (52h)warn
    Employment Act 2007 (Cap 226), s.27, with the Regulation of Wages orders: customary 52-hour week for day work
  • Weekly rest (max 6 consecutive days)warn
    Employment Act 2007 (Cap 226), s.27(2): at least one rest day in every seven-day period
  • Required skills must matchwarn
    Operational and safety policy: certification compliance
Honestly: The numeric weekly-hours limit comes from the sectoral Regulation of Wages orders, commonly 52 hours for day work, and night work differs. Overtime pay rates and the night-work cap are not modelled: we flag the scheduling threshold, not the pay owed.

Ghana

Labour Act 2003 (Act 651)

Working time and rest safeguards under ss.33, 40 and 42 of Act 651, against the 40-hour week, the 12-hour daily rest and weekly rest.

  • Maximum working week (40h)warn
    Labour Act 2003 (Act 651), s.33: maximum of eight hours a day or forty hours a week
  • Daily rest (12h between shifts)warn
    Labour Act 2003 (Act 651), s.40: daily continuous rest of at least 12 hours between working days
  • Weekly rest (max 6 consecutive days)warn
    Labour Act 2003 (Act 651), s.42: weekly rest of at least 48 consecutive hours in every seven days
  • Required skills must matchwarn
    Operational and safety policy: certification compliance
Honestly: Weekly rest is approximated as a day count that flags a 7th working day, rather than computing the full 48-hour block s.42 requires. Overtime pay and young-worker limits are not modelled.

South Africa

Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997

Working time, rest and meal-break safeguards under ss.9, 14 and 15 of the BCEA, against the 45-hour ordinary week and the 12-hour daily rest.

  • Ordinary working week (45h)warn
    BCEA 75 of 1997, s.9: ordinary hours of work limited to 45 per week
  • Daily rest (12h between shifts)warn
    BCEA 75 of 1997, s.15(1)(a): daily rest of at least 12 consecutive hours between shifts
  • Meal interval (1 hour after 5h)warn
    BCEA 75 of 1997, s.14: one-hour meal interval after five continuous hours of work
  • Weekly rest (max 6 consecutive days)warn
    BCEA 75 of 1997, s.15(1)(b): weekly rest of at least 36 consecutive hours
  • Required skills must matchwarn
    Operational and safety policy: certification compliance
Honestly: The BCEA also caps overtime at 3 hours a day and 10 a week and excludes high earners above the annual threshold. Neither the overtime ceiling nor the earnings carve-out is modelled, and overtime pay rates are not either: we flag the scheduling threshold, not the pay owed.
Regional add-on

California, layered on top.

Layers on top of the federal baseline rather than replacing it. Where both packs check the same thing, the stricter rule wins: a Californian employer gets the meal break required after 5 hours, not the federal 6, without anyone having to think about precedence.

Included from Professional
  • Daily overtime (8h)warn
    Cal. Lab. Code §510(a): overtime after 8h/day; double time after 12h
  • Meal break (30 min after 5h)warn
    Cal. Lab. Code §512(a): 30-min meal period for shifts over 5h; §226.7: one hour's pay per missed break
  • Day of rest (1 in 7)warn
    Cal. Lab. Code §§551–552: one day's rest in seven
Plans

What each plan checks.

Safety blocks are never paywalled. The compliance packs start on Starter and grow from there.

Free

Safety blocks only

Double-booking and approved-leave blocks. No compliance warnings.

Starter

Your region's baseline pack

The pack for where you operate, checked on every publish, with the citation on every warning.

Professional

Regional add-ons

California today; where both packs check the same thing, the stricter rule wins.

Autopilot

Custom thresholds

Tune warning thresholds and overrides per workspace, on top of everything below it.

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Questions

Straight answers.

Is this legal advice?+
No. These are scheduling safeguards. Every rule cites its source, so you or your counsel can check our reading of the law rather than taking it on faith.
Which country's law applies to my schedules?+
You set your region: the US, UK, EU, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana or South Africa. Every check runs against that region's pack, so you are never warned under another country's law.
What do the packs not check?+
The packs check overtime, rest between shifts, breaks, consecutive days, shift length and skill matching. They do not check minors' working rules, predictive-scheduling ordinances, national EU packs like France's 35-hour week, or the overtime pay rates and night-work caps some countries set (such as Kenya's night-work limit or South Africa's overtime ceiling). We would rather list what is missing than let you assume it is covered.
What happens at publish?+
Warnings are shown with the person and day named, and you can publish through a warning if you judge it right. A blocking conflict stops the publish until it is resolved.

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