It is left to the observer to decide whether the legal regulation of the recording of working hours speaks for or against a modern working world. The fact is that the recording of working hours helps to better separate work from leisure. The judges of the ECJ, as well as workers' representatives, are convinced that safety at work and health protection come more to the fore as a result. If the decision had been issued a few years ago, the implementation would have been much more complicated and time-consuming for companies. Today, in the age of digitalisation and advanced time management systems, the effort of recording working time is minimal and can be done with just two clicks.
Modern software systems such as ZEUS® Time & Attendance build bridges between legal, collective bargaining and company requirements and the freedom to organise the working day individually. Whether from home, on the road or in the office, with the help of the ISGUS software solutions ZEUS® Time & Attendance and ZEUS® mobile, the hurdles for both sides are minimal. It is easy for employees to clock in and out at the terminal, PC, tablet or via smartphone. A short input is enough and the legal requirements are already fulfilled. For companies that already use modern time recording systems, the discussion about trust-based working hours is unnecessary. The effort for recording working hours is so low that a discussion is not worthwhile. Confidence remains despite working time recording; it does not detract from it.
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After long discussions, the law on the documentation of working hours was passed by the European Court of Justice last year. Since then, even trust-based working hours must be documented and recorded. According to the ECJ, employers are obliged to "introduce an objective, reliable and accessible system by which the working time worked by each employee can be measured". Switching to a reliable system does not always work straight away. For example, many companies are still in the process of adapting their time management to meet the new requirements...
In addition to the previous legal obligation to record overtime and Sunday work, all working time must now be documented. Companies without a modern, digital time recording system will fall behind when it comes to meeting the legal requirements of the new law. Digital time recording has become an indispensable part of the modern working world. Many parameters such as flexible working hours in part-time or full-time work, shift work, home office, company requirements, individual service agreements and collective bargaining and legal regulations must be recorded without errors and documented...
The Federal Minister of Labour, Hubertus Heil, wants to anchor the law on compulsory recording of working hours, which was decided by the European Court of Justice in 2019, in Germany from the fourth quarter of 2022. Since 2019, the compulsory recording of working hours for companies has been hotly debated between employer representatives and politicians. Now, Federal Minister of Labour Hubertus Heil has made a clear decision - the law on the recording of working time is to come into force this year. Until now, there has been no uniform regulation on the documentation of working hours...
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