Digital time clock
In, break, out — by phone or browser. Works without an app download as a Progressive Web App. No installation, no store.
Tool 10 — BN Work · Mitarbeiter-Zeiterfassung
Mandatory time tracking. Free. Done.
Since the 2022 BAG ruling and the 2024 working-time law amendment, employers must record working hours digitally. Most tools for this legal duty cost money — every month, per employee. Not BN Work. Free, GDPR-compliant, for every business.
€0
free forever
100 %
legally compliant (AZG 2024)
bnwork.app
directly for employees
Does this sound familiar?
How time tracking works today. / How it works with BN Work.
Without a system
- 📝Employees fill out paper time sheets — that you then re-type.
- 💸You pay every month per employee for a tool that’s legally required.
- 📊Leave requests come by WhatsApp, email or word of mouth — nothing is documented.
- ⚠️You don’t know whether your system meets AZG 2024 requirements.
- 🔄Tax inspector or labour court — you can’t produce a complete time record.
VS
With BN Work
- ✓Employees clock in by phone or browser — one tap is enough.
- ✓BN Work is free — no monthly cost for a legal duty.
- ✓Leave requests submitted, approved and stored digitally.
- ✓System meets every AZG 2024 and 2022 BAG ruling requirement.
- ✓Complete time history — exportable for accountant, payroll and authorities.
It’s this simple
Four steps. Compliant. Zero hassle.
1
Invite employees
Invite team members by email or link to BN Work. They get their own access on bnwork.app — without a Business Navigator account.
2
Employees clock
In, break, out — one tap each, on the phone. BN Work calculates net working time automatically and checks legal break times.
3
You stay in control
As admin you see every entry of your team, filtered by person, day, week or month. Leave requests are approved with one tap.
4
Export for payroll
Monthly CSV summary for your accountant. PDF hour statement per employee. All in seconds — no manual collation.
Features in detail
Not more. Not less. Exactly what the law requires — and not a cent for it.
Manual back-entry
Employees can log past days. Admins can correct entries — every change is logged. Complete and traceable.
Leave management
Employee files leave digitally. Admin approves or declines. Leave balance is tracked automatically. No WhatsApp, no paper.
Admin overview & analytics
Team overview by person and period. Overtime tracking. Day, week and month views at a glance.
Export for payroll
CSV export for accountants and payroll. PDF hour statement per employee per month. Compatible with DATEV and Lexware.
Compliant break checks
BN Work detects when statutory minimum breaks aren’t respected and warns you. AZG-compliant — without extra effort.
Data that belongs to you
Your employees’ working hours stay where they belong — in Germany.
Working-time data is personal data. It belongs on German servers, not in an American cloud giant. BN Work was built GDPR-compliant from the ground up — because we don’t know any other way.
- ✓Servers exclusively in Germany (DomainFactory).
- ✓DPA included — for you as employer.
- ✓Employees see only their own data.
- ✓Note: With a works council → coordinate introduction per §87 BetrVG.
Servers in Germany
No transfer to third countries. No US cloud.
DPA included
Data Processing Agreement (Art. 28 GDPR). No extra paperwork.
Encrypted
TLS everywhere. Passwords with Argon2id — state of the art.
Export any time
Your data, your right. One-click export.
Transparent & fair
Time tracking is the law. We make it free.
Clockodo charges up to €5 per employee per month. Personio charges more. ZEP even more. For a legal duty. BN Work charges nothing.
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- ✓Digital time clock (phone & browser)
- ✓Manual back-entry
- ✓Leave management
- ✓Admin overview & analytics
- ✓CSV & PDF export
- ✓Compliant break checks
- ✓Unlimited employees
BN Work is part of the Business Navigator ecosystem. Every other tool — CRM, booking, shop, newsletter and more — is included in the PRO plan.
All prices exclude VAT.
Common questions
What business owners really want to know.
Do we really have to record working hours digitally?
Yes. The September 2022 BAG ruling and the 2024 AZG amendment require employers to systematically record all working hours. Paper time sheets are no longer enough as a permanent system.
Can I import existing time data?
Yes. Time data can be imported via CSV. The format is documented and simple.
How do my employees get access?
You invite employees by email. They register on bnwork.app — no Business Navigator account needed. Own login, own view.
What do employees see?
Only their own time entries, leave status and time history. No data of other employees.
Can I manage multiple sites or departments?
In V1: every employee of a business in one view. Department groups arrive in V2.
Is BN Work really free — no catch?
Yes. No trial period, no freemium trick, no forced upgrade. BN Work is permanently free. The catch: we hope you’ll use other Business Navigator tools too.
How is BN Work different from other time tracking tools?
Three things: it’s free. It focuses on the legal minimum — no overhead. And it links straight to BN Time if you also want to track project hours.
What happens to the data if I delete the account?
Every time entry and employee record is deleted fully. No data residue.
Time tracking is mandatory. The hassle isn’t.
Invite your first employee today. The rest runs by itself.
No expiry · GDPR-compliant · Made in Germany
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