Freelancers

Automated Administration & billing by freelancers

Optimize the administration and billing of your freelancers with automated time recording and flexible pricing models. Enjoy comprehensive visibility and detailed reports for precise control.

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Seamlessly manage freelancers with ZEP

With ZEP, you automate time recording and ensure precise billing and optimal transparency.

Different types of employees

Managing freelancers and employees at the same time

Mark freelancers with individual internal hourly and daily rates. Choose between crediting or invoicing and adjust the rates on a project-specific basis.

Refund process

Simplified billing

Create credit notes for freelancers based on hours worked and save yourself the hassle of checking external invoices.

My guidelines

Adjustable hourly and daily rates

Flexibly define and adjust internal and project-specific hourly and daily rates for your freelancers and employees. Create internal guidelines according to which billing is carried out automatically.

Automatic Evaluations

Overview of credit notes created

Generate credit note numbers in a configurable format, making it easier to manage and track all created credit notes.

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“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

julia
HR manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

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Thorsten
CIO

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

stefan
district manager

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

philip
IT consultant

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

johannes
Head of Success

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

julia
HR manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

männlicher Avatar
Thorsten
CIO

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

stefan
district manager

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

philip
IT consultant

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

johannes
Head of Success

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

Julia
HR Manager

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

Johannes
Head of Success

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

Philipp
IT Consultant

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

Benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

Stefan
District Manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

Julia
HR Manager

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

Johannes
Head of Success

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

Philipp
IT Consultant

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

Benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

Stefan
District Manager

FAQs

Frequently asked questions and answers about ZEP.

How does the integration of freelancers in ZEP make it easier for us to collaborate on projects?

By marking employees as freelancers, ZEP enables efficient collaboration with freelancers. Projects can be processed together in the same system and you can pay out recorded time spent directly as credits.

What individual features does ZEP offer for working with freelancers?

ZEP offers the option of whether a freelancer issues invoices or receives credit notes. Internal hourly and daily rates can be stored for each employee and can be adjusted on a project-specific basis. An evaluation provides an overview of credit notes created.

How does the credit process in ZEP simplify the billing of time with freelancers?

By creating and saving credit notes based on time postings, you save yourself the traditional invoicing process. You can also configure VAT and currency for the refund. The automatic numbering is in a customizable format.

What are the benefits of withdrawing credits directly from ZEP?

The direct payment of credits from ZEP offers the advantage that you save yourself the conventional invoicing process. Refunds are created and stored based on time postings, which reduces time and effort.

How flexible is ZEP when it comes to adjusting hourly and daily rates for freelancers?

ZEP offers maximum flexibility when adjusting hourly and daily rates for freelancers. The internally stored rates can be adjusted on a project-specific basis as required.

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Planned hours

Plan and monitor target hours

With ZEP, you get full control and transparency through centralized administration and dynamic adjustments.

Resource planning

Planning and monitoring employee resources

With ZEP, you control your resources and adapt them flexibly to any project.

Departments, Branches & Locations

Record working hours at departments and locations

With ZEP, you can optimize central recording, evaluation and cost allocation across all business areas.

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ZEP is powerful, easy to use and can adapt to your needs. See for yourself!

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