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Management methods
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Produktive Arbeitszeit messen: Leitfaden zur Rentabilitätssteigerung

Deutsche Dienstleistungsunternehmen verlieren durchschnittlich 47 Stunden pro Mitarbeiter und Jahr durch ineffiziente Prozesse. Erfahren Sie, wie Sie produktive Arbeitszeit systematisch messen, Zeitfresser identifizieren und die Rentabilität nachhaltig steigern.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Employment Law
9
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Compulsory recording of working time in Germany: Guideline for companies 2025

Do you really need to record worked every hour? Yes and correctly implemented, time recording brings compliance, transparency and greater efficiency to the company.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Project controlling
6
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Calculate vacation accruals: 3 methods + 1 tool

Behind the dry term vacation provisions is an important business practice that not only meets legal obligations, but also offers benefits for employers and employees.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Employment Law
12
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What does trust-based working time mean? Rules, obligations and correct time tracking

Since the ECJ ruling on recording working time, German employers have been faced with the question: Is trust-based working time still legally possible? Learn how to successfully combine independent work and compliance.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Employment Law
12
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What is time management? A guide to goals, methods, and modern systems

Since the ECJ ruling, German employers have been required to record time. We show you how to select the right system, implement it in compliance with GDPR and increase your project profitability in the process.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Management methods
8
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Agile Transformation: Der Praxis-Leitfaden

Bis zu 70% der agilen Transformationen scheitern an der Skalierung. Wir zeigen Ihnen einen pragmatischen Weg jenseits starrer Frameworks: von der Kultur bis zur messbaren Umsetzung.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

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“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

julia
HR manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

stefan
district manager

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

philip
IT consultant

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

johannes
Head of Success

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

julia
HR manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

stefan
district manager

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

philip
IT consultant

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

johannes
Head of Success

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

Julia
HR Manager

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

Johannes
Head of Success

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

Philipp
IT Consultant

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

Benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

Stefan
District Manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

Julia
HR Manager

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

Johannes
Head of Success

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

Philipp
IT Consultant

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

Benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

Stefan
District Manager
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