{"id":6667,"date":"2026-08-31T15:50:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T13:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/?p=6667"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:51:42","slug":"trust-based-work-hours-flexitime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/trust-based-work-hours-flexitime\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust-Based Work Hours & Flexitime"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0a familiar refrain: \u201cGermans need to work longer hours<\/span>\u201d!\u00a0This demand has become a staple in economic and social policy discussions. Recently, former German Federal Minister Katharina Reiche made headlines by asserting that Germany must “work more and for longer” to address demographic challenges. However, the assumption that “more working hours = higher productivity” oversimplifies the issue. For years, studies in occupational science have shown that productivity does not increase linearly with the number of hours worked. Instead, longer hours lead to fatigue, higher error rates, and escalating health risks. What matters is not just the quantity of working hours but the quality of work organization.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Tagesschau.de<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

When hours worked are not the sole determinant of business success, another question becomes paramount:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How can working hours be designed to ensure operational efficiency while keeping employees motivated and healthy?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The answer increasingly lies in\u00a0flexible working models\u00a0such as\u00a0flexitime, trust-based working hours, and hybrid shift concepts. These models allow for aligning work schedules with company needs and individual employee preferences. However, for these models to truly deliver their potential, they require professional planning and management.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This brings us to a clear conclusion: rigid shift schedules are no longer fit for purpose.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The real solution lies not in longer workweeks but in flexible working models combined with robust Workforce Management (WFM) software\u00a0to effectively manage this diversity in schedules.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s\u00a0a familiar refrain: \u201cGermans need to work longer hours\u201d!\u00a0This demand has become a staple in economic and social policy discussions. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":227,"featured_media":6668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/09\/20260821-Header_vertrauensarbeitszeit.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/227"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6667"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6671,"href":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6667\/revisions\/6671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plano-wfm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}