Editorial Guidelines & Team
Who creates and reviews our content, the sources we rely on, and how we keep it current — set out transparently.
Who is behind the content
The calculators and guides on Zeit-Rechner.com are produced and maintained by the Zeit-Rechner editorial team — developers and writers focused on time management, payroll and German working-time law. We deliberately do not present a fictitious "expert" profile: the editorial team as a whole is accountable for the content, reachable via the details in our imprint.
How we work
- Calculations: every function runs through a single, unit-tested engine, so a page cannot state "8 hours" while the calculator returns 7.50. The figures shown and the interactive tools share one source of truth.
- Legal statements: claims about breaks, rest periods, night and overtime work cite the relevant section and link directly to the official statute text.
- Updates: we update content when the law or the underlying data changes — not on a fixed publishing schedule. A displayed date reflects a real change to the content.
- Corrections: we welcome expert feedback and corrections and incorporate them.
Sources
- Working Time Act (ArbZG), Federal Leave Act (BUrlG), § 3b Income Tax Act (EStG) and related statutes via gesetze-im-internet.de
- Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) and the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
- The public-holiday acts of all 16 federal states for holiday dates (see our working-days calculator by state)
- Federal Labour Court (BAG) case law where relevant
Scope of the information
Our content offers general guidance based on the assumptions given and does not constitute legal advice. The applicable statute, collective agreement and employment contract prevail. In an individual case, our calculators do not replace legal or tax advice.