The Ger\u00adman fede\u00adral govern\u00adment is plan\u00adning a reform of the Working Hours Act. Regard\u00adless, clear rules alre\u00ada\u00addy app\u00adly today that com\u00adpa\u00adnies with employ\u00adment con\u00adtracts under Ger\u00adman law must obser\u00adve. <\/p>\n\n
The dai\u00adly working time is gene\u00adral\u00adly a maxi\u00admum of 8 hours per working day. It can be exten\u00added to up to 10 hours if an avera\u00adge of 8 hours per working day is not excee\u00added within 6 months or 24 weeks. This results in a regu\u00adlar maxi\u00admum working time of 48 hours per week. <\/p>\n\n
Breaks and Rest Peri\u00adods<\/p>\n\n
\u2022 30-minu\u00adte break for more than 6 to 9 hours of work<\/p>\n\n
\u2022 45-minu\u00adte break for more than 9 hours<\/p>\n\n
A rest peri\u00adod of at least 11 hours must be obser\u00adved bet\u00adween two working days.<\/p>\n\n
Accor\u00adding to the juris\u00adpru\u00addence of the Euro\u00adpean Court of Jus\u00adti\u00adce and the Fede\u00adral Labor Court, all employ\u00aders are obli\u00adged to record the start, end, and dura\u00adti\u00adon of dai\u00adly working hours.<\/p>\n\n
This obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon gene\u00adral\u00adly appli\u00ades to all com\u00adpa\u00adnies \u2013 inclu\u00adding small busi\u00adnesses. Only exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adve employees are exempt. <\/p>\n\n
The law does not pre\u00adscri\u00adbe a spe\u00adci\u00adfic form of time recor\u00adding. Pos\u00adsi\u00adble methods include, for exam\u00adp\u00adle: <\/p>\n\n
\u2022 digi\u00adtal time recor\u00adding sys\u00adtems or HR soft\u00adware<\/p>\n\n
\u2022 apps for employee time track\u00ading<\/p>\n\n
\u2022 elec\u00adtro\u00adnic spreadsheets (e.g., Excel)<\/p>\n\n
\u2022 tra\u00addi\u00adtio\u00adnal paper time\u00ads\u00adheets<\/p>\n\n
It is important that the sys\u00adtem is objec\u00adti\u00adve, relia\u00adble, and acces\u00adsi\u00adble. Even with trust-based working hours, working time must gene\u00adral\u00adly be docu\u00admen\u00adted. <\/p>\n\n
Com\u00adpli\u00adance with the regu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons is moni\u00adto\u00adred by the occu\u00adpa\u00adtio\u00adnal safe\u00adty aut\u00adho\u00adri\u00adties of the fede\u00adral sta\u00adtes. Vio\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons of working time, break, or docu\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons can result in fines of up to 30,000 euros. <\/p>\n\n
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