diff --git a/client/src/EmployeesPanel.vue b/client/src/EmployeesPanel.vue
index e6f0f21..e364dcf 100644
--- a/client/src/EmployeesPanel.vue
+++ b/client/src/EmployeesPanel.vue
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 import { reactive } from 'vue';
 import { store } from './store.js';
 
-const newEmployee = reactive({ name: '', email: '', role: '', weekly_capacity_hours: 40 });
+const newEmployee = reactive({ first_name: '', last_name: '', email: '', role: '', weekly_capacity_hours: 40 });
 
 async function addEmployee() {
-  if (!newEmployee.name) return;
+  if (!newEmployee.first_name || !newEmployee.last_name) return;
   await store.createEmployee({ ...newEmployee });
-  Object.assign(newEmployee, { name: '', email: '', role: '', weekly_capacity_hours: 40 });
+  Object.assign(newEmployee, { first_name: '', last_name: '', email: '', role: '', weekly_capacity_hours: 40 });
 }
 </script>
 
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ async function addEmployee() {
   <div class="panel-section">
     <h2>Neuer Mitarbeiter</h2>
     <div class="form-row">
-      <input v-model="newEmployee.name" placeholder="Name" />
+      <input v-model="newEmployee.first_name" placeholder="Vorname" />
+      <input v-model="newEmployee.last_name" placeholder="Nachname" />
       <input v-model="newEmployee.email" placeholder="E-Mail" />
       <input v-model="newEmployee.role" placeholder="Rolle" />
       <input v-model.number="newEmployee.weekly_capacity_hours" type="number" style="width: 100px" placeholder="Std/Woche" />
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ async function addEmployee() {
     <table>
       <thead>
         <tr>
-          <th>Name</th>
+          <th>Vorname</th>
+          <th>Nachname</th>
           <th>E-Mail</th>
           <th>Rolle</th>
           <th>Kapazität (Std/Woche)</th>
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@ async function addEmployee() {
       </thead>
       <tbody>
         <tr v-for="e in store.employees" :key="e.id">
-          <td>{{ e.name }}</td>
+          <td>{{ e.first_name }}</td>
+          <td>{{ e.last_name }}</td>
           <td>{{ e.email }}</td>
           <td>{{ e.role }}</td>
           <td>{{ e.weekly_capacity_hours }}</td>
diff --git a/client/src/ProjectsPanel.vue b/client/src/ProjectsPanel.vue
index d12f9aa..ed602ed 100644
--- a/client/src/ProjectsPanel.vue
+++ b/client/src/ProjectsPanel.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <script setup>
 import { reactive } from 'vue';
 import { store } from './store.js';
-import { formatDate } from './helpers.js';
+import { formatDate, fullName } from './helpers.js';
 
 const newProject = reactive({ name: '', description: '', start_date: '', end_date: '', color: '#4f46e5' });
 const newTask = reactive({});
 const newAssignment = reactive({});
+const newDuplicate = reactive({});
 const expanded = reactive({});
 
 async function addProject() {
@@ -37,6 +38,18 @@ async function addAssignment(projectId, taskId) {
   await store.assignEmployee(projectId, taskId, Number(form.employee_id), Number(form.allocated_hours_per_week));
   Object.assign(form, { employee_id: '', allocated_hours_per_week: 8 });
 }
+
+function duplicateForm(taskId) {
+  if (!newDuplicate[taskId]) newDuplicate[taskId] = { start_date: '', end_date: '' };
+  return newDuplicate[taskId];
+}
+
+async function duplicateTask(projectId, taskId) {
+  const form = duplicateForm(taskId);
+  if (!form.start_date || !form.end_date) return;
+  await store.duplicateTask(projectId, taskId, { ...form });
+  Object.assign(form, { start_date: '', end_date: '' });
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -103,15 +116,23 @@ async function addAssignment(projectId, taskId) {
         <button class="btn" @click="addTask(project.id)">Hinzufügen</button>
       </div>
 
-      <div v-for="task in project.tasks" :key="'assign-' + task.id" class="form-row">
-        <span style="width: 180px">{{ task.name }}:</span>
-        <select v-model="assignmentForm(task.id).employee_id">
-          <option value="" disabled>Mitarbeiter wählen</option>
-          <option v-for="e in store.employees" :key="e.id" :value="e.id">{{ e.name }}</option>
-        </select>
-        <input v-model.number="assignmentForm(task.id).allocated_hours_per_week" type="number" style="width: 90px" placeholder="Std/Woche" />
-        <button class="btn secondary" @click="addAssignment(project.id, task.id)">Zuweisen</button>
-        <button class="btn danger" @click="store.deleteTask(project.id, task.id)">Aufgabe löschen</button>
+      <div v-for="task in project.tasks" :key="'manage-' + task.id" style="border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 6px; padding: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px">
+        <strong>{{ task.name }}</strong>
+        <div class="form-row">
+          <select v-model="assignmentForm(task.id).employee_id">
+            <option value="" disabled>Mitarbeiter wählen</option>
+            <option v-for="e in store.employees" :key="e.id" :value="e.id">{{ fullName(e) }}</option>
+          </select>
+          <input v-model.number="assignmentForm(task.id).allocated_hours_per_week" type="number" style="width: 90px" placeholder="Std/Woche" />
+          <button class="btn secondary" @click="addAssignment(project.id, task.id)">Zuweisen</button>
+        </div>
+        <div class="form-row">
+          <span class="muted">Aufgabe zu anderem Zeitraum wiederholen:</span>
+          <input v-model="duplicateForm(task.id).start_date" type="date" />
+          <input v-model="duplicateForm(task.id).end_date" type="date" />
+          <button class="btn secondary" @click="duplicateTask(project.id, task.id)">Duplizieren</button>
+          <button class="btn danger" @click="store.deleteTask(project.id, task.id)">Aufgabe löschen</button>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </template>
 
diff --git a/client/src/SchedulePanel.vue b/client/src/SchedulePanel.vue
index aa12202..22f667b 100644
--- a/client/src/SchedulePanel.vue
+++ b/client/src/SchedulePanel.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <script setup>
 import { computed } from 'vue';
 import { store } from './store.js';
-import { ganttRange, dayOffset, daysBetween, formatDate, statusColor } from './helpers.js';
+import { ganttRange, dayOffset, daysBetween, formatDate, statusColor, buildTimeline } from './helpers.js';
 
 const range = computed(() => ganttRange(store.projects));
 const totalDays = computed(() => Math.max(1, dayOffset(range.value.min, range.value.max.toISOString()) + 1));
+const timeline = computed(() => buildTimeline(range.value.min, range.value.max));
 
 function barStyle(task) {
   const left = (dayOffset(range.value.min, task.start_date) / totalDays.value) * 100;
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ function barStyle(task) {
     background: statusColor(task.status),
   };
 }
+
+function rangeStyle(entry) {
+  return { left: `${entry.leftPercent}%`, width: `${entry.widthPercent}%` };
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -24,6 +29,30 @@ function barStyle(task) {
       {{ formatDate(range.min.toISOString()) }} – {{ formatDate(range.max.toISOString()) }}
     </p>
 
+    <div class="gantt-row">
+      <div class="gantt-label"></div>
+      <div class="timeline-track">
+        <div v-for="(week, idx) in timeline.weeks" :key="'w' + idx" class="timeline-week" :style="rangeStyle(week)">
+          KW {{ week.week }}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="gantt-row" style="margin-bottom: 10px">
+      <div class="gantt-label"></div>
+      <div class="timeline-track">
+        <div
+          v-for="(day, idx) in timeline.days"
+          :key="'d' + idx"
+          class="timeline-day"
+          :class="{ weekend: day.isWeekend }"
+          :style="rangeStyle(day)"
+          :title="`${day.weekdayLabel}, ${day.date.toLocaleDateString('de-DE')}`"
+        >
+          {{ day.dayOfMonth }}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
     <div v-for="project in store.projects" :key="project.id" style="margin-bottom: 20px">
       <strong :style="{ color: project.color }">{{ project.name }}</strong>
       <div v-for="task in project.tasks" :key="task.id" class="gantt-row">
diff --git a/client/src/TeamsPanel.vue b/client/src/TeamsPanel.vue
index fd33a41..eed5073 100644
--- a/client/src/TeamsPanel.vue
+++ b/client/src/TeamsPanel.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup>
 import { reactive } from 'vue';
 import { store } from './store.js';
+import { fullName } from './helpers.js';
 
 const newTeam = reactive({ name: '', description: '' });
 const newMember = reactive({});
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ async function addMember(teamId) {
     <p class="muted">{{ team.description }}</p>
 
     <span v-for="m in team.members" :key="m.id" class="tag">
-      {{ m.name }}
+      {{ fullName(m) }}
       <a href="#" @click.prevent="store.removeTeamMember(team.id, m.id)" style="margin-left: 4px">×</a>
     </span>
     <p v-if="team.members.length === 0" class="muted">Keine Mitglieder.</p>
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ async function addMember(teamId) {
     <div class="form-row">
       <select v-model="memberForm(team.id)[team.id]">
         <option value="" disabled>Mitarbeiter hinzufügen</option>
-        <option v-for="e in store.employees" :key="e.id" :value="e.id">{{ e.name }}</option>
+        <option v-for="e in store.employees" :key="e.id" :value="e.id">{{ fullName(e) }}</option>
       </select>
       <button class="btn secondary" @click="addMember(team.id)">Hinzufügen</button>
       <button class="btn danger" @click="store.deleteTeam(team.id)">Team löschen</button>
diff --git a/client/src/api.js b/client/src/api.js
index e0508ac..4e3d320 100644
--- a/client/src/api.js
+++ b/client/src/api.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export const api = {
   createTask: (data) => request('POST', '/api/tasks', data),
   updateTask: (id, data) => request('PUT', `/api/tasks/${id}`, data),
   deleteTask: (id) => request('DELETE', `/api/tasks/${id}`),
+  duplicateTask: (id, data) => request('POST', `/api/tasks/${id}/duplicate`, data),
   addDependency: (taskId, dependsOnId) =>
     request('POST', `/api/tasks/${taskId}/dependencies`, { depends_on_task_id: dependsOnId }),
   removeDependency: (taskId, dependsOnId) =>
diff --git a/client/src/helpers.js b/client/src/helpers.js
index 6601eb5..1917d25 100644
--- a/client/src/helpers.js
+++ b/client/src/helpers.js
@@ -37,6 +37,51 @@ export function utilizationColor(percent) {
   return '#f87171';
 }
 
+export function fullName(person) {
+  if (!person) return '';
+  return `${person.first_name} ${person.last_name}`.trim();
+}
+
+function isoWeekNumber(date) {
+  const d = new Date(Date.UTC(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate()));
+  const dayNum = (d.getUTCDay() + 6) % 7;
+  d.setUTCDate(d.getUTCDate() - dayNum + 3);
+  const firstThursday = new Date(Date.UTC(d.getUTCFullYear(), 0, 4));
+  return 1 + Math.round(((d - firstThursday) / 86400000 - 3 + ((firstThursday.getUTCDay() + 6) % 7)) / 7);
+}
+
+const WEEKDAY_LABELS = ['Mo', 'Di', 'Mi', 'Do', 'Fr', 'Sa', 'So'];
+
+export function buildTimeline(min, max) {
+  const totalDays = Math.max(1, Math.round((max - min) / 86400000) + 1);
+  const days = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < totalDays; i++) {
+    const date = new Date(min.getTime() + i * 86400000);
+    const weekday = (date.getDay() + 6) % 7; // Montag = 0
+    days.push({
+      date,
+      leftPercent: (i / totalDays) * 100,
+      widthPercent: (1 / totalDays) * 100,
+      dayOfMonth: date.getDate(),
+      weekdayLabel: WEEKDAY_LABELS[weekday],
+      isWeekend: weekday >= 5,
+      week: isoWeekNumber(date),
+    });
+  }
+
+  const weeks = [];
+  for (const day of days) {
+    const last = weeks[weeks.length - 1];
+    if (last && last.week === day.week) {
+      last.widthPercent += day.widthPercent;
+    } else {
+      weeks.push({ week: day.week, leftPercent: day.leftPercent, widthPercent: day.widthPercent });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { days, weeks };
+}
+
 export function statusColor(status) {
   switch (status) {
     case 'erledigt':
diff --git a/client/src/panel.css b/client/src/panel.css
index 7d30baa..9dd08d8 100644
--- a/client/src/panel.css
+++ b/client/src/panel.css
@@ -163,6 +163,43 @@ button.btn.danger {
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
+.timeline-track {
+  position: relative;
+  flex: 1;
+  height: 20px;
+}
+
+.timeline-week {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  height: 100%;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
+  padding-left: 4px;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.timeline-day {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  height: 100%;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  border-left: 1px solid #f1f5f9;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  line-height: 20px;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: var(--muted);
+}
+
+.timeline-day.weekend {
+  background: #f8fafc;
+  color: #cbd5e1;
+}
+
 .heatmap-table td, .heatmap-table th {
   text-align: center;
   min-width: 56px;
diff --git a/client/src/store.js b/client/src/store.js
index 38cbdf8..edafa2f 100644
--- a/client/src/store.js
+++ b/client/src/store.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { reactive } from 'vue';
 import { api } from './api.js';
+import { fullName } from './helpers.js';
 
 export const store = reactive({
   employees: [],
@@ -110,6 +111,12 @@ export const store = reactive({
     if (project) project.tasks = project.tasks.filter((t) => t.id !== taskId);
     await this.loadUtilization();
   },
+  async duplicateTask(projectId, taskId, dates) {
+    const newTask = await api.duplicateTask(taskId, dates);
+    const project = this.projects.find((p) => p.id === projectId);
+    if (project) project.tasks.push(newTask);
+    await this.loadUtilization();
+  },
 
   // assignments
   async assignEmployee(projectId, taskId, employeeId, hoursPerWeek) {
@@ -123,8 +130,8 @@ export const store = reactive({
     if (task) {
       const employee = this.employees.find((e) => e.id === employeeId);
       const existing = task.assignments.find((a) => a.employee_id === employeeId);
-      if (existing) Object.assign(existing, assignment, { employee_name: employee?.name });
-      else task.assignments.push({ ...assignment, employee_name: employee?.name });
+      if (existing) Object.assign(existing, assignment, { employee_name: fullName(employee) });
+      else task.assignments.push({ ...assignment, employee_name: fullName(employee) });
     }
     await this.loadUtilization();
   },
diff --git a/server/db.js b/server/db.js
index 2f48b10..2367685 100644
--- a/server/db.js
+++ b/server/db.js
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ if (isNew) {
 
 function seed() {
   const insertEmployee = db.prepare(
-    'INSERT INTO employees (name, email, role, weekly_capacity_hours) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)'
+    'INSERT INTO employees (first_name, last_name, email, role, weekly_capacity_hours) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)'
   );
   const employees = [
-    ['Anna Keller', 'anna.keller@example.com', 'Frontend-Entwicklerin', 40],
-    ['Jonas Weber', 'jonas.weber@example.com', 'Backend-Entwickler', 40],
-    ['Mira Schulz', 'mira.schulz@example.com', 'UX-Designerin', 32],
-    ['Tom Fischer', 'tom.fischer@example.com', 'Projektleiter', 40],
-    ['Lea Hoffmann', 'lea.hoffmann@example.com', 'QA-Ingenieurin', 30],
+    ['Anna', 'Keller', 'anna.keller@example.com', 'Frontend-Entwicklerin', 40],
+    ['Jonas', 'Weber', 'jonas.weber@example.com', 'Backend-Entwickler', 40],
+    ['Mira', 'Schulz', 'mira.schulz@example.com', 'UX-Designerin', 32],
+    ['Tom', 'Fischer', 'tom.fischer@example.com', 'Projektleiter', 40],
+    ['Lea', 'Hoffmann', 'lea.hoffmann@example.com', 'QA-Ingenieurin', 30],
   ];
   const employeeIds = employees.map((e) => insertEmployee.run(...e).lastInsertRowid);
 
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 32992ad..f7190cb 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -41,28 +41,31 @@ function parseDate(s) {
 // ---------- employees ----------
 
 app.get('/api/employees', (req, res) => {
-  res.json(db.prepare('SELECT * FROM employees ORDER BY name').all());
+  res.json(db.prepare('SELECT * FROM employees ORDER BY last_name, first_name').all());
 });
 
 app.post('/api/employees', (req, res) => {
-  const { name, email, role, weekly_capacity_hours } = req.body;
-  if (!name) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'name ist erforderlich' });
+  const { first_name, last_name, email, role, weekly_capacity_hours } = req.body;
+  if (!first_name || !last_name) {
+    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'first_name und last_name sind erforderlich' });
+  }
   const result = db
     .prepare(
-      'INSERT INTO employees (name, email, role, weekly_capacity_hours) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)'
+      'INSERT INTO employees (first_name, last_name, email, role, weekly_capacity_hours) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)'
     )
-    .run(name, email || null, role || null, weekly_capacity_hours ?? 40);
+    .run(first_name, last_name, email || null, role || null, weekly_capacity_hours ?? 40);
   res.status(201).json(db.prepare('SELECT * FROM employees WHERE id = ?').get(result.lastInsertRowid));
 });
 
 app.put('/api/employees/:id', (req, res) => {
-  const { name, email, role, weekly_capacity_hours } = req.body;
+  const { first_name, last_name, email, role, weekly_capacity_hours } = req.body;
   const existing = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM employees WHERE id = ?').get(req.params.id);
   if (!existing) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'nicht gefunden' });
   db.prepare(
-    'UPDATE employees SET name = ?, email = ?, role = ?, weekly_capacity_hours = ? WHERE id = ?'
+    'UPDATE employees SET first_name = ?, last_name = ?, email = ?, role = ?, weekly_capacity_hours = ? WHERE id = ?'
   ).run(
-    name ?? existing.name,
+    first_name ?? existing.first_name,
+    last_name ?? existing.last_name,
     email ?? existing.email,
     role ?? existing.role,
     weekly_capacity_hours ?? existing.weekly_capacity_hours,
@@ -144,7 +147,7 @@ app.get('/api/projects', (req, res) => {
   const tasks = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM tasks ORDER BY start_date').all();
   const assignments = db
     .prepare(
-      `SELECT a.*, e.name AS employee_name FROM assignments a
+      `SELECT a.*, (e.first_name || ' ' || e.last_name) AS employee_name FROM assignments a
        JOIN employees e ON e.id = a.employee_id`
     )
     .all();
@@ -231,6 +234,38 @@ app.delete('/api/tasks/:id', (req, res) => {
   res.status(204).end();
 });
 
+app.post('/api/tasks/:id/duplicate', (req, res) => {
+  const existing = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM tasks WHERE id = ?').get(req.params.id);
+  if (!existing) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'nicht gefunden' });
+  const { start_date, end_date } = req.body;
+  if (!start_date || !end_date) {
+    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'start_date und end_date sind erforderlich' });
+  }
+  const result = db
+    .prepare(
+      'INSERT INTO tasks (project_id, name, start_date, end_date, estimated_hours, status) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)'
+    )
+    .run(existing.project_id, existing.name, start_date, end_date, existing.estimated_hours, existing.status);
+  const newTaskId = result.lastInsertRowid;
+
+  const insertAssignment = db.prepare(
+    'INSERT INTO assignments (task_id, employee_id, allocated_hours_per_week) VALUES (?, ?, ?)'
+  );
+  const originalAssignments = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM assignments WHERE task_id = ?').all(req.params.id);
+  for (const a of originalAssignments) {
+    insertAssignment.run(newTaskId, a.employee_id, a.allocated_hours_per_week);
+  }
+
+  const newTask = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM tasks WHERE id = ?').get(newTaskId);
+  const newAssignments = db
+    .prepare(
+      `SELECT a.*, (e.first_name || ' ' || e.last_name) AS employee_name FROM assignments a
+       JOIN employees e ON e.id = a.employee_id WHERE a.task_id = ?`
+    )
+    .all(newTaskId);
+  res.status(201).json({ ...newTask, assignments: newAssignments, depends_on: [] });
+});
+
 app.post('/api/tasks/:id/dependencies', (req, res) => {
   const { depends_on_task_id } = req.body;
   db.prepare(
@@ -291,7 +326,7 @@ app.get('/api/utilization', (req, res) => {
     weeks.push({ key: isoWeekKey(weekStart), start: weekStart });
   }
 
-  const employees = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM employees ORDER BY name').all();
+  const employees = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM employees ORDER BY last_name, first_name').all();
   const rows = db
     .prepare(
       `SELECT a.employee_id, a.allocated_hours_per_week, t.start_date, t.end_date
@@ -320,7 +355,7 @@ app.get('/api/utilization', (req, res) => {
     weeks: weeks.map((w) => w.key),
     employees: employees.map((e) => ({
       id: e.id,
-      name: e.name,
+      name: `${e.first_name} ${e.last_name}`,
       weekly_capacity_hours: e.weekly_capacity_hours,
       hours: weeks.map((w) => Math.round((data[e.id][w.key] || 0) * 10) / 10),
     })),
diff --git a/server/schema.sql b/server/schema.sql
index f690075..c1b342e 100644
--- a/server/schema.sql
+++ b/server/schema.sql
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS employees (
   id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-  name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  first_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  last_name TEXT NOT NULL,
   email TEXT,
   role TEXT,
   weekly_capacity_hours REAL NOT NULL DEFAULT 40