The current discussion in Bremen regarding time tracking for teachers highlights the urgency for transparent and legally compliant solutions. The Bremen Administrative Court is currently examining whether the Senate is authorized to postpone the introduction of time tracking. This takes place against the backdrop of the 2019 "time clock ruling" by the European Court of Justice, which obliges employers to systematically record their employees’ working hours.
The Education and Science Workers’ Union (GEW) has developed a 7-point plan that sets clear requirements for working time recording:
- Data Minimization: Recording only the start, end, and breaks of working hours.
- Transparency: Access to data for employees and staff representatives.
- User-friendliness: Simple, tamper-proof electronic systems.
- Flexibility: Independence from time and place of work performance.
- No Performance or Behavior Monitoring: Avoidance of surveillance.
- Co-Determination: Involvement of staff councils in development and implementation.
- Consideration of Work Realities: Adaptation to the specific conditions of the teaching profession.
In this context, TimeSpin offers an ideal solution to implement these requirements. The platform enables data-minimal and transparent recording of working hours, which is both user-friendly and flexible. Through the involvement of staff representatives in the implementation process, co-determination is also ensured.
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