Time tracking for Restaurants

Digital time tracking for gastronomy & restaurant

Flexible working hours, shift changes and overtime are the order of the day in the catering industry. With ZEP Clock, we offer you a modern, intuitive and legally compliant solution for time recording. Save time, minimize administrative work, and create transparency for your entire team.

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Mobile and legally secure time tracking for your restaurant

With ZEP Clock, your team records their working hours quickly and completely without paperwork.

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Mobile time tracking

Zeiterfassung, die sich an Ihren Betrieb anpasst

Whether you're a waiter, a kitchen staff or a bar team — working hours can be recorded directly with just a few clicks or taps. Use the time recording terminal in the entrance area or the mobile app on a central tablet to make time recording easier for all employees.

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GDPR-compliant & Made in Germany

Gesetzeskonforme Zeiterfassung für den Schichtbetrieb

Easily meet the requirements of the Working Hours Act and the ECJ ruling on time recording. Overtime, special work allowances and absences such as vacation or illness are managed automatically and in a legally secure manner.

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Configurable break arrangements and special times

Automatic and legally compliant management of breaks & special working hours

Catering businesses often work with different working time models. Manage plus and minus hours, various shift systems and special working hours simply in a single system.

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Customizable tasks & evaluations

Generate evaluations and automatic tasks with one click

Forgotten stamping or stamping out? No problem! Automatic reminders and workflows help prevent errors and reduce the time required for manual corrections.

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Digitize your resturant or catering business

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Our recommended product configuration

Expandable as required.

Working time tracking

ZEP Clock

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Working time tracking
Flexible working time models
Automated reporting
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Mobile app & browser
Absence management
Real-Time Attendance View
Modularly expandable
Absences & Overtime

Centrally manage overtime, absences & vacations

Manage, Approve, and Monitor Overtime, Absenteeism, and Vacation Requests all in one place.

Locations & Departments

Record working hours at departments and locations

Record working hours centrally and assign them directly to departments, branches and locations.

Document Management

Securely store and organize important documents

Find all important documents securely in one place with structured folders, keywords and versioning.

More than 2,000 companies already rely on ZEP

The time tracking of choice — from startups to large corporations.

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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.”

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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

“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
Interfaces

Integrate ZEP into your setup

We ensure that ZEP is in harmony with the rest of your IT infrastructure.

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ZEP interface

Standardised data exchange using SOAP and REST

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Personio

Transfer of ZEP time bookings and Personio master data

Excel export

Standardised exports in XLS and CSV formats

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ZEP Terminal

Perfect for every practice size and subject area

Whether it's a small café, restaurant or large hotel — ZEP Clock adapts to your business. Thanks to modular extensions, working hours can be recorded centrally and assigned to different departments or locations.

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions and answers about ZEP.

How does ZEP Clock help to make time recording in restaurants compliant with the law?

ZEP Clock automatically records working hours, breaks and overtime and complies with all legal requirements. The digital solution minimizes errors and saves valuable time in day-to-day business.

How does ZEP Clock help to make time recording in restaurants compliant with the law?

Employees can sign in and out via app, PC or terminal — even offline. The data is immediately available and enables error-free recording of working time.

How are night, holiday and weekend surcharges calculated?

ZEP Clock automatically calculates all surcharges and special times in accordance with the individual requirements of your company. This allows billing to run quickly and smoothly.

Is there a real-time attendance overview for better shift planning?

Yes! You can always see who is currently on duty or missing, which makes personnel planning enormously easier.

Why is ZEP Clock the best solution for catering?

ZEP Clock provides simple, flexible and legally compliant time recording — ideal for dynamic working environments in restaurants, bars and hotels.

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

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