Magazine
About working hours, overtime and the end of the working day. Calmly explained, with sources, no panic. For you, not for your boss.
- Numbers
Unpaid overtime in numbers: 637 million hours given away
More than half of all overtime in Germany goes unpaid. The figures for 2024 and 2025, by sector, for apprentices, Austria and the UK, with sources. - The law, calmly explained
Back on the laptop in the evening: does it count as working time?
Emails at 9 pm, finishing the slides: that is working time, wherever you are. What it means for your rest period, what does not count, and how to record it. - Records
Who ordered the overtime? What to record besides the hours
For paid overtime, the clock alone is not enough. Germany’s Federal Labour Court also wants to know who caused the extra work. The five ways, explained simply. - Flexible work
Leaving early today: when your week still adds up
Long Monday, short Friday: whether you can leave early today is up to your contract, not the Working Time Act. What the law limits, which models exist, and how to keep your week in view. - ADHD and work
Tracking time with ADHD: systems that don’t scold
Forgot to clock in, lost track of time, then shame and the app deleted? What research says about ADHD and time, what helps many people, and why adding hours later is perfectly fine. - World
Working outside Germany: what working-time rules have in common
Eleven hours of rest in the EU, 48 hours with an opt-out in the UK, no cap in the US: the basic working-time rules in Europe and around the world, short and with sources.
The articles explain things in general and are not legal advice. Every number has a source with the date it was checked.
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