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Employment templates, working-time records and resources for training your team.

Focused on Austria, with additional resources for Germany and Switzerland. Country labels refer to the source’s scope, not its language.

Our explanations are in English. The linked original resources are in German; some providers also offer other languages.

Relevant sources and practical resources

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WKOATAgreement overviewSource: German

Collective agreement and pay tables

WKO’s overview includes the hotel and restaurant industry.

How it helps your property

Select the industry, federal state and effective date; do not confuse pay-table dates with the framework agreement’s date.

Access: Public information; check the provider’s conditions and downloads

Source reviewed: . Not legal advice. Check the current version with the provider.

WKO: open original (German) (new tab) (opens a new window)
WKOATTemplateSource: German

Employment particulars and contract templates

Sample employment documents for hotels and restaurants.

How it helps your property

Choose the template appropriate to the employment relationship and have the current version reviewed.

Access: Public information; check the provider’s conditions and downloads

Source reviewed: . Not legal advice. Check the current version with the provider.

WKO: open original (German) (new tab) (opens a new window)
ArbeitsinspektionATTemplatesSource: German

Working time: official templates

The Labour Inspectorate provides working-time notices and record templates in its publications.

How it helps your property

A planned staff rota does not replace records of hours actually worked.

Access: Public information; check the provider’s conditions and downloads

Source reviewed: . Not legal advice. Check the current version with the provider.

Arbeitsinspektion: open original (German) (new tab) (opens a new window)
WKOATTraining materialsSource: German

Apprenticeships: training guides and records

Training materials for hotel and restaurant occupations.

How it helps your property

Choose the relevant apprenticeship and review the documentation with the person supervising training.

Access: Public information; check the provider’s conditions and downloads

Source reviewed: . Not legal advice. Check the current version with the provider.

WKO: open original (German) (new tab) (opens a new window)

EXTRA RESOURCES FROM MY-BOOKINGS

Take these into your working day

Our own practical resources. Adapt them to your property; they are not a legal or technical assessment.

Onboarding seasonal staff
  1. Before arrival: communicate the contact person, meeting point, agreed tasks and first shift.
  2. On the first day: arrange a property tour and explain who is responsible for what and the property’s emergency procedures.
  3. Software: create individual accounts and grant only the permissions needed.
  4. Practice: complete a typical task together, then let the new colleague practise independently.
  5. After the first week: schedule a short review and record outstanding questions.
Download as a text template ↓
Preparing a job advertisement
  1. Describe the role, workplace, tasks and agreed working-time model clearly.
  2. List real benefits, such as accommodation, meals or training, where available.
  3. Limit requirements to what is necessary; avoid personal attributes unrelated to the role.
  4. Check pay disclosures and other mandatory information against current rules in the country of employment.
  5. State how to apply, whom to contact and the planned recruitment process.
Download as a text template ↓

Check the context before use

This collection is editorial guidance from my-bookings, not legal advice or confirmation that your property meets every requirement. The source, country, current version and your specific circumstances matter. External resources are neither embedded nor presented as our own templates. Selection and source review: 8 November 2026.

Cross-border offers may involve more than one legal system. Country filters do not replace this assessment. An English explanation does not change the jurisdiction of the original resource.

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