{"id":14897,"date":"2023-10-12T15:54:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T15:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/personalwolke.at\/?p=14897"},"modified":"2025-07-11T17:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T15:33:57","slug":"vacation-management-in-hours-flexibility-and-benefits-for-employers-and-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/personalwolke.at\/en\/urlaubsverwaltung-in-stunden-flexibilitaet-und-vorteile-fuer-arbeitgeber-und-arbeitnehmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacation management in hours: Flexibility and benefits for employers and employees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Why is trust-based working time so controversial? In this blog, we will tell you what trust-based working hours really mean, what opportunities and risks they entail and which legal regulations employees and employers must observe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Personnel Cloud Time Management supports the management of leave in days and hours. Find out in this article what advantages managing leave in hours could have for your company.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vacation management in hours: Flexibility and benefits for employers and employees<\/h4>\n
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German and Austrian employment law offers numerous opportunities for companies to make their working time arrangements more flexible while at the same time safeguarding employees' rights. The administration of vacation entitlement is thus calculated in hours instead of days.
\nThe working hours are often not spread evenly over 5 days, but are structured as follows, for example: Monday to Thursday 9 hours, but only 4 hours on Friday.<\/p>\n

This article takes a closer look at the advantages of this method for companies where flexitime is not possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1. individual vacation planning<\/h4>\n
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Managing vacation entitlements in hours allows employees to plan their vacation more individually. In contrast to the classic daily arrangement, you can take your days off in parts, which is an advantage if you have last-minute errands or personal commitments, for example.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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2. no \"surplus\" of vacation days<\/h4>\n
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In the traditional method, vacation days are often planned and approved in advance. However, when unexpected situations arise and employees have to change their plans, unused vacation days may expire. With hours management, these hours can be more easily taken or moved to other periods. Another major advantage is that vacation management in hours helps to avoid so-called \"overhang\" vacation days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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3. better work-life balance<\/h4>\n
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Managing leave in hours gives employees the opportunity to manage their work-life balance more effectively. This leads to happier employees and employees can take their vacation when they need it most. This also means that there are no bottlenecks in the workflow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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4. higher productivity and continuity in operations<\/h4>\n
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For companies, hours management can also contribute to better work continuity. If employees take their leave in hours, working hours can be better coordinated. It minimizes the likelihood of important positions being unfilled. It also helps to maintain operational productivity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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5. compliance with legal requirements<\/h4>\n
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Employers must ensure that employees can actually use their statutory vacation entitlements in hours. Careful planning and the provision of suitable tools for recording and managing vacation hours is therefore necessary. It is important to note that the management of leave in hours must be in line with the applicable legal provisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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6th vacation day on Friday and advantage of hours management<\/h4>\n
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An employee in the scrap trade plans a vacation day for a Friday. In conventional day management, this would mean a whole day's vacation. Thanks to hours management, the employee can instead only take the hours they actually need for Friday, for example from 07:00 to 11:00. This leaves the remaining vacation hours for other occasions.<\/p>\n

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