Frequently asked questions

Employers are obliged to keep a record of such work-time recordings for a period of five years (Art. 73[2] ArGV 1). All employees must be able to see their working hours, breaks and clocking-off times. This information is essential for checking whether working hours and rest periods are in compliance with labour law regulations.

Times can be recorded digitally in several ways: by terminal, which allows employees to record their working hours with a badge or their fingerprint; by smartphone app, which enables them to record their hours on the go; or by Web solution, which allows employees to log in online and record their hours, absences and projects. The advantage of the Web solution and app is that they are accessible at any time from any location, including when working from home.

The following time-recording systems are available:

• Standard time-recording system with a badge
• Biometric time recording (e.g. fingerprint)
• Mobile time recording by app
• Desktop work-time recording online

A badge allows employees to record their working hours quickly and easily on a terminal. Once recorded, the data is instantly visible and available in the software. Employees can clock in and out at different terminals. Badges can also be linked to an access control system.

Employees who often work remotely visiting customers or from home can record their working hours anytime and anywhere by smartphone app. These hours will instantly appear in the software, preventing double entries caused by having to manually transfer them.

To document compliance with regulations regarding maximum working hours, day shifts, night shifts, etc., you are legally obliged to record working hours. The simplest solution is to use an electronic time-recording system.

The recorded working times and data for projects are directly available thanks to the web-based time recording time.pro. You can download the data for reports in an export. The data is available to you from anywhere and at any time.

Working hours can be recorded for free using Excel templates. However, time-recording software reduces administrative expenses considerably by allowing data to be transferred directly into existing systems, enabling projects to be expensed and calculated as they occur.