The Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS) recently presented a draft bill to amend the Working Hours Act. This new draft from the BMAS sets out the details: the basic principle is electronic recording every working day. This means that in the future, companies will be required to record their employees' working hours electronically and on a daily basis. Here is a brief overview of what is in store for companies!
The top 10 most important innovations for companies:
- Companies will be required by law to record their employees' working hours electronically record.
- Obligation to keep records should include start, end and duration of daily working time
- Working hours must be documented on the day of work performance .
- Even if the recording of working hours can be transferred to employees, employers still have a duty to do so.
- Employees shall have the right to request information and copies of recorded hours.
- Confidential working time should continue to be possible. However, employers must ensure that the statutory maximum duration and rest periods are observed.
- It is also possible to collectively record working time by using and evaluating electronic shift schedules, but only if the start, end and duration of actual working time can be derived from them.
- Collective agreements or company agreements may provide for deviations from the form (electronic) and deadline (same day) of recording. However, the deadline may be extended to a maximum of one week.
- The recording should be done by the employees themselves, or by third parties (e.g. supervisors).
- Small businesses with up to 10 employees can dispense with electronic recording.
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Conclusion:
The BMAS's new draft bill on working time recording brings important changes for companies. As there will be deadlines for the introduction of a time recording system, we recommend introducing time recording software as soon as possible in order to meet the legal requirements.
Fulfill your duty now with digital time recording from Sawayo
To make it as easy as possible for companies to get started with time and attendance, Sawayo allows companies to meet all legal requirements, free of charge - forever! At the same time, Sawayo is considered the most user-friendly time tracking software.
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