Overview
Protime has been a stable presence in the Belgian HR software market for decades, building workforce management tools that track employee time, manage shift scheduling, and provide HR analytics for compliance and payroll purposes. The company serves businesses across Belgium and has expanded into other European markets.
The platform is used in sectors with complex scheduling requirements like manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and logistics, where accurate time recording and flexible shift management are operationally critical.
Protime competes with international workforce management vendors while maintaining a strong local presence and customer base in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Media & appearances
- ConnexiYouTube#52 Jaarcompilatie 2022Peter s'Jongers built it from scratch over a 28-year career with 'great place to work' as core focus, and announced he is stepping down as CEO.
- ConnexiYouTube#48 Peter s'Jongers (Protime) over symbiosesSoftware company founded in 1995, specialized in time registration and workforce planning, grown to 400+ employees and expanding internationally.
Stated facts & numbers
- Peter s'Jongers wrote a book about company culture titled 'Trots' in 2019 and looks back on a 28-year career at Protime.Connexi 2022-12-191:26:18
- Protime was founded in 1995 as a software company for time registration and workforce planning.Connexi 2022-10-030:03:37
- Protime started with four founders: three main shareholders and one minority shareholder; the youngest was 25-26 and the oldest 28.Connexi 2022-10-030:07:10
- Protime today has just over 400 employees.Connexi 2022-10-030:10:16
- In 2009 co-founder Eric died of illness; the other partner also left the company around that time, when Protime had about 80 employees.Connexi 2022-10-030:18:59
- In 2011 SD Worx entered the capital of Protime, when the company had around 100 employees; at that point two-thirds of the capital was no longer held by operational shareholders.Connexi 2022-10-030:26:12
- Protime was first recognized as a Great Place to Work in 2013.Connexi 2022-10-030:40:08
- Protime has been active in the Netherlands for about 10 years.Connexi 2022-10-030:41:44
Leadership & org chart
In the news
- Si tu empresa hace las mismas horas extra todos los meses, no tienes un problema de horas extra 👇 Tienes un problema de planificación. Las horas extra puntuales son eso: puntuales. Un pico, una incidencia, un turno que se alarga. Pero cuando los mismos equipos rozan el tope mes tras mes, ya no es un imprevisto. Es un agujero estructural que se está tapando a base de pagar horas. El problema es que, sin ver el patrón, cada mes lo tratas como si fuera la primera vez. Pagas el síntoma y sigues. Aquí es donde un software cambia la
- Today, on the 1st of September, we asked Protimer Claudia what she loves 💙 about her job as Onboarding Trainer. We wish everyone a great start of the new school year! 🚀 #lifeatprotime
- El fichaje que la ley te obliga a llevar es el mismo que puede probar que no diste 12 horas de descanso 👇 12 horas mínimo entre el fin de un turno y el inicio del siguiente (art. 34.3 ET). Continuadas e irrenunciables. Saltárselo es infracción grave: de 751 a 7.500 € (art. 7.5 LISOS). Y muy grave si hay riesgo para la salud o si se manipulan los fichajes para taparlo. Pero la multa suele ser lo más barato. Detrás pueden venir el recargo de prestaciones si hay accidente, reclamaciones del trabajador, absentismo y rotación. En el
- Was wird Ihre größte HR-Herausforderung im Jahr 2026 sein? 🤔 Genau diese Frage möchten wir auf der Zukunft Personal Europe mit Ihnen diskutieren. Vom 15. bis 17. September finden Sie Protime wieder in Köln. Natürlich sprechen wir über Workforce Management, HR-Technologie und die Zukunft der Arbeit. Aber vor allem möchten wir von Ihnen hören: Was beschäftigt HR-Teams heute – und was steht 2026 ganz oben auf der Agenda? An unserem Stand können Sie für Ihre größte HR-Herausforderung abstimmen. Die Ergebnisse teilen wir
- Watch Jan Van Autreve, CEO of Protime, share his perspective on why HR and payroll benchmarking matters in Europe
- Manual timesheets track scheduled hours. Not what actually happens. 🕒 Since the 2019 ECJ ruling, EU employers must record daily working time, objectively and reliably. No exceptions for salaried staff. A few things that catch companies out: 📍 Spain: manual tracking banned, records need 4+ years 📍 Germany: log within 7 days, or risk fines up to €30,000 📍 Missed breaks = compliance gaps, even if unintentional We put together what employers need to know, country by country. ✅ 👇 Link in comments #WorkforceManagement #TimeTracking
- 9:03 de la mañana. Abres el portátil desde el salón. Miras el correo mientras se calienta el café. Y a las 9:11 ya estás con el primer Teams del día 👇. Pregunta simple: ¿A qué hora empezaste a trabajar? Durante décadas, fichar fue un gesto físico. Pasabas la tarjeta, cruzabas un torno, el sistema sabía que habías llegado. Porque HABÍAS llegado. Pero hoy 3,3 millones de españoles teletrabajan al menos algún día a la semana. Y con ellos, la evidencia física se ha esfumado. El problema no es que la gente no pueda fichar en remoto.
- Watch Jan Van Autreve, CEO of Protime, share his perspective on why workforce management matters more in 2026.
Alumni 1 went on to found or lead
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