When it is tested
Inspections, works councils and representatives, and what evidence each of them expects.
Inspections Look Different in Each Place
The powers, the notice, the documents and the tone vary enough that preparing for the inspection you know is not preparing for the one you will get.
Works Councils and Representatives
In several countries working time is a subject the employer must consult or agree on, which gives a central decision a local timetable.
What Evidence Each Expects
Four different audiences ask about working time and none of them wants the same thing. Knowing which is asking changes what should be produced.
Records That Must Be Local
A centralised system satisfies most requirements and not the ones that say the record must be available at the workplace, in the local language, now.
Asked About Another Country
An inspector, a representative or a client asks why the arrangement differs at another of your sites, and the answer has to be ready before it is asked.
When the Answer Is Different by Site
Two sites in the same country can legitimately be under different arrangements, which breaks the assumption that country determines the answer.
What a Working Arrangement Looks Like
A description to hold yours against. Most of it is a table that was written, a route that has two names on it, and a meeting that is half an hour long.