Daily working time record in the prescribed OWT1 form — required under s.25 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 and S.I. No. 473 of 2001, retained for 3 years, and the single most commonly requested document in a WRC inspection.
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WORKING TIME RECORD (OWT1) (Section 25, Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; S.I. No. 473 of 2001)
Employee: Employee name Date: Date
1. HOURS WORKED 1.1. Start time: Start time End time: End time 1.2. Hours worked this day: Hours worked this day Hours worked this week: Hours worked this week 1.3. Rest breaks taken: Rest breaks taken (minutes) minutes.
2. OVERTIME AND SUNDAY WORK 2.1. Overtime hours: Overtime hours, paid Overtime pay. 2.2. Sunday work premium: Sunday work premium.
3. ANNUAL LEAVE AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 3.1. Annual leave taken on: Annual leave taken on, paid Annual leave pay. 3.2. Public holiday entitlement granted as: Public holiday entitlement granted as.
4. RETENTION AND BURDEN OF PROOF 4.1. This record, and the equivalent record for every day worked, must be retained for 3 years. In the absence of adequate records, the burden of proof in a Workplace Relations Commission ("WRC") complaint shifts to the employer to show compliance with the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. 4.2. ⚠️ Working time records are the document most commonly requested in a WRC inspection, and incomplete records are the most commonly found breach.
CERTIFIED Employer/manager ______________ Date: Date
— — — ⚠️ This is a boilerplate template, not legal advice. Employment, health & safety, food safety, and consumer-protection law in Ireland changes frequently (e.g. the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018, the EU (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022, and Workplace Relations Commission Codes of Practice) — have this document reviewed and adapted by a solicitor (and, for employment matters, checked against the current WRC Code of Practice at workplacerelations.ie) before use.
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Section 14 OWT Act 1997 — must be reflected in pay, time off, or a combination
1 of 13 fields are taken from the company, employee or counterparty record, the questionnaire can be dictated to the AI, and the finished document comes with a number, a PDF and an acknowledgement record.