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Employment Law
10
min. reading time

Special leave: entitlement and legal regulations

Marriage, birth or death: in exceptional life situations, employees are entitled to special leave. But when do legal claims exist? What regulations should employers make? And how does digital time recording simplify administration?

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Software
11
min. reading time

Workflow Management System: Focus on Security, GDPR and ISO 27001

Inefficient processes not only cost time and money, but also represent an enormous security risk in a data-sensitive world. This guide shows how to choose the right digital process solution — demonstrably secure and GDPR-compliant for your German SME.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Management methods
7
min. reading time

Executive Development: Methods, Trends and Success Factors for 2026

Managers determine the success of a company. Their systematic development is therefore not an HR measure, but a strategic necessity.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Employment Law
11
min. reading time

Calculate, tax and pay overtime correctly

Calculate, tax and pay overtime: legally secure and transparent. Here you will find legal principles, calculation formulas and learn how digital time recording automates your overtime management.

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Employment Law
7
min. reading time

Minimum wage: rights, obligations & free hourly wage calculator

Find out which minimum wage rules apply and how employers can avoid legal pitfalls!

Tanja Hartmann

Content Marketing Manager

Time tracking
9
min. reading time

Flexitime: Definition, Models, Benefits and the Right Time Recording

Would you like to introduce flexitime to your company and still not lose track of things? We will introduce you to five common models and show you how precise time recording makes implementation easier.

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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