{"id":27531,"date":"2025-10-14T09:11:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zmi.de\/working-time-recording-in-the-home-office-availability-health\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T09:09:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T07:09:24","slug":"working-time-recording-in-the-home-office-availability-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zmi.de\/en\/working-time-recording-in-the-home-office-availability-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording working hours when working from home: the key to a healthy balance between availability and relaxation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In this article, you can find out how much working from home is healthy and what role time tracking plays in this<\/i><\/p>\n


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The challenge: working from home without borders<\/h2>\n

Hybrid and location-flexible forms of work have long been standard. For many employees, this means more flexibility, greater job satisfaction and less stress due to commuting. But there is a noticeable downside: constant expectations of availability. The latest BAuA working time survey (2015-2023)<\/a> shows that employees working from home often feel that they have to be available even after work – with clear negative consequences for health and relaxation. <\/p>\n


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What the study proves<\/h2>\n

The long-term analysis with over 32,000 survey data leads to three key findings:<\/p>\n

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  1. Working more from home<\/a> generally improves health. However, only up to an optimum of around two to three days per week. <\/li>\n
  2. Expectations of accessibility have a negative impact on health. Employees with high “telepressure” have a higher risk of sleep problems, exhaustion and burnout. <\/li>\n
  3. Company working time recording reduces accessibility expectations. While employees without time tracking are under greater pressure when working from home, documented working hours actually have the opposite effect: the more days spent working from home, the lower the accessibility expectations. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Why time tracking is becoming a game changer<\/h2>\n

    The results make it clear that recording working hours<\/a> is far more than a legal obligation – it is an effective prevention tool. Time tracking is particularly helpful when working from home, where there are no natural boundaries such as the commute to the office or shared breaks<\/a>: <\/p>\n