Mandatory recording of working hours
The mandatory recording of working hours was established by the decision of the Federal Labor Court (BAG) on September 13, 2022. Accordingly, all employees in Germany are obliged to record all working hours. Employers, in turn, are responsible for introducing a system that enables employees to comply with the mandatory recording of working hours and thus record the time worked. With this regulation on mandatory working time recording, the BAG is referring to a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which issued a ruling on the interpretation of the Working Time Directive on May 14, 2019. Specifically, the ECJ ruled that the individual member states of the European Union must oblige their respective employers to set up such a system for recording daily working hours.
Working time recording - mandatory for companies
Recording working time is therefore a general obligation for companies. The regulation is not limited to a system for recording working time. The obligation also means making this system available to employees for their free use and making daily use of it.
Implement the obligation to record working hours
The best way to implement the obligation to record working hours is with digital time recording software from Krutec. You can easily use this via the existing web browser. An additional installation at all of your employees' workstations is therefore not necessary in order to comply with your obligation to record working hours.
