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Time accounts in the skilled trades

Time accounts are an important instrument for personnel management in the skilled trades sector. They allow flexible and individual organization of work hours without exceeding the legal requirements for work hours. Overtime can be accumulated in a time account and compensated for later. This provides employees with greater planning security and the company with better resource planning. Time accounts are often used in combination with a working time model such as flexitime or trust-based working time. With suitable software, time accounts can be managed easily and efficiently, saving time and costs.