Enter the start time and target net work. The planner estimates break time and target departure. It is for planning only and does not alter official records.
1. Daily plan
Minimum break30 min
Target departure15:00
Total attendance time8 h 00 min
For more than 6 and up to 9 hours of net work, at least 30 minutes of breaks are required. For more than 9 hours, at least 45 minutes are required. Each qualifying break period must last at least 15 minutes.
Suggested break plan
Schedule the first qualifying break before six consecutive hours of work. For more than nine hours of net work, a second 15-minute break is recommended.
2. Actual-record check
All entered breaks are deducted from net working time. However, break periods shorter than 15 minutes do not count as qualifying statutory breaks.
Enter start, end and breaks to see the result here.
Note: This screen applies the general break framework in Germany’s Working Hours Act (ArbZG), Section 4, for planning purposes. Your employment contract, collective agreement or workplace rules may impose stricter requirements.
ArbZG §4: quick reminder
Under the general German rule in Working Hours Act (ArbZG) Section 4, work lasting more than 6 and up to 9 hours requires at least 30 minutes of breaks; work lasting more than 9 hours requires at least 45 minutes. Breaks may be split into periods of at least 15 minutes, and work may not continue for more than 6 consecutive hours without a break.