The obligation has applied since 2022.
Many ignore it.
In September 2022 the German Federal Labour Court ruled that employers must introduce a system that records the start, end and duration of working time, including breaks. For overtime and work on Sundays and public holidays, the recording obligation under § 16(2) ArbZG applies in any case.
Paper sheets and Excel lists only meet this on paper. Entries can be changed unnoticed, nobody checks rest periods, and when the authorities ask, the search begins.
Clock in, work, clock out.
TimeTracker does the rest.
TimeTracker runs in the browser and as an app on smartphones. Breaks, overtime, holidays and working-time law checks run automatically. Designed for teams of 5 to 500 employees.
Time clock
One click to clock in and out, in the office, working from home or on site. The system detects breaks itself.
Absences and holidays
Holidays, sick leave, parental leave and educational leave with approval. Holiday entitlement is calculated automatically.
Reports and exports
Timesheets for payroll as XLSX, CSV or ODS. For integrations there is a REST API and webhooks.
Green means: sleep easy.
Red means: take action.
Once a month TimeTracker checks all entries against applicable working-time law. Rest periods, maximum daily hours, weekly average, minimum breaks, Sunday and holiday work and missing entries: per person and rule you see whether everything is in order.
Compliant
All rest periods, breaks and maximum hours met. Nothing to do.
Notice
A value is approaching the limit. With a recommendation on what to do now.
Critical
A rule has been breached. With legal basis, affected day and a concrete suggestion.
Included in the Pro edition. The compliance traffic light is a self-check tool and does not replace legal advice.
Book by the end of the year,
get one tier higher for six months.
Every edition includes the complete time clock. Billed per user and month, cancellable monthly.
The next higher plan, free for six months.
Book by 31 December 2026 and use the next higher plan for six months at the price of the one you booked. Pro is already the highest plan.
Claim the launch offer →Basic
The legally compliant time clockTime clock, break rules, holidays and sick leave with approval, holiday allowance and calendar.
Plus
Teams, planning, templatesEverything in Basic, plus teams with team leads, visual holiday planning, company holidays and blackout periods.
Pro
Compliance, home office, all add-onsEverything in Plus, plus the compliance traffic light with monthly report, home-office clocking and all add-ons.
All prices plus VAT. From 11 and from 21 users a lower tiered price applies. Add-ons for projects and business trips €1.00 each per user and month, included in Pro. All details at timemywork.de.
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