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STS 372/2026, the Supreme Court sets when the worker must prove overtime
Ruling 372/2026 (15 April): the Supreme Court unifies doctrine on the overtime burden of proof when the company keeps no records.
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📖 Guides
The 5 best time tracking tools for SMEs in 2026
We compare the best time tracking software in Spain in 2026: real prices from 1.20 euros, key features and which to choose by your size.
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📜 Regulations
Mandatory Digital Time Tracking 2026, How to Comply with the Law Step by Step
Practical guide to digital time tracking: what the new rules (still in process) will require and how to implement them step by step.
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📖 Guides
Complete Time Tracking Guide for SMEs
How to roll out time tracking in your SME: legal obligations, real costs from 1.20 euros/user, common mistakes and a downloadable checklist.
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📖 Guides
Geolocation Time Clocking, When, How, and Why to Implement It
Guide to GPS-geolocated clock-in: legality, GDPR, the sectors that need it and how to implement it step by step.
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📜 Regulations
Mandatory digital time tracking in Spain, Royal Decree status and when it takes effect
With Spain's election on 29 November, the time-tracking decree can still be approved without parliament, but has no date. Where digital clock-in really stands.
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📜 Regulations
Penalties for not having time tracking records: what the law says
From 751 to 7,500 euros per workplace (and up to 10,000 euros under the new Royal Decree). All the 2026 time tracking fines and how to avoid them.
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📰 News October 13, 2026
Mercadona fined over store managers who did not clock in
€3,750 fine for Mercadona because its store managers did not clock in and their hours sat in an Excel planner. The fine is under appeal.
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⚠️ Fines October 13, 2026
How much is the fine for not keeping time records?
Not keeping a time record is a serious offence in Spain, with a fine of €751 to €7,500 per workplace. How the Inspection sets the figure and what will change.
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📜 Regulations October 8, 2026
How many hours of rest between shifts?
The Workers' Statute requires 12 hours of rest between the end of one shift and the start of the next, down to 10 hours in special-hours sectors.
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📰 News October 8, 2026
Spain's clock-in decree can still pass before 29 November
With parliament dissolved, Spain's Government keeps the power to approve digital time tracking by royal decree until 29 November. What is still missing.
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📰 News October 7, 2026
Property firm with no clock-in to pay €41,192 in overtime
A Madrid property management firm with no clock-in system will pay €41,192 for about 1,200 overtime hours calculated from the worker's own 610-row Excel.
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📜 Regulations October 6, 2026
Is overtime paid or compensated with time off?
Unless the collective agreement or contract says otherwise, the law requires time off within 4 months. Pay, the 80-hour cap and when extra contributions apply.
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📰 News October 3, 2026
Spain's Labour Ministry targets October for clock-in decree
After missing June, July and September, Pérez Rey says the changes to Spain's digital time-tracking decree are done and points to October. No date yet.
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📜 Regulations October 2, 2026
Is a public holiday on a Saturday or rest day made up for?
In 2027, 1 May and 25 December fall on a Saturday. The National High Court says staff who rest that day must get them back. What employers need to do.
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📜 Regulations October 1, 2026
Can I be penalised for forgetting to clock in?
A one-off missed clock-in is rarely punishable, but repeated failure can be. What your employer can and cannot do, and how to handle it properly.
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📰 News October 1, 2026
Bar wins overtime lawsuit despite forgotten clock-ins
A waitress claimed €5,476 in overtime. The judge cleared the bar because it had a clock-in system on its POS and the staff were the ones not using it.
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📰 News September 30, 2026
Catalonia TSJ upholds the fine on Securitas for overtime
Securitas faces at least 33 inspection reports and €102,543 in penalties for overtime in Barcelona. Catalonia's TSJ upholds the fine and per-site fining.
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📜 Regulations September 29, 2026
Can my employer force me to clock in on my personal phone?
Generally, no. The employer must provide the means to clock in. What Spain's Supreme Court and the AEPD say about personal phones, plus alternatives to offer.
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📰 News September 28, 2026
Spain's digital time-tracking decree misses September and now waits on the Council of State
Spain misses another deadline for the digital time-tracking decree. It now awaits the Council of State's backing, and the technical order is still missing.
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📜 Regulations September 24, 2026
Do you have to clock the lunch or coffee break?
If the break is not effective working time, you must be able to deduct it from the record. When coffee counts, what the law requires and how to do it right.
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📜 Regulations September 24, 2026
RD 723/2026, the new information you must give employees in writing
RD 723/2026 requires written information on pay, hours, shifts, overtime and algorithms. What changes, from when, and what to review in your company.
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📰 News September 22, 2026
UGT threatens to freeze its deals with the Government over time tracking
UGT warns it won't sign new deals with the Spanish government unless the time-tracking decree passes, and admits it doesn't know where the text stands.
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📜 Regulations September 11, 2026
Can you work overtime on a part-time contract?
No. A part-time contract cannot work overtime, except for force majeure. The legal route is complementary hours, which follow their own rules.
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📰 News September 10, 2026
Spain's government says it will approve the new digital time tracking rules immediately
Labour minister Yolanda Diaz says the digital time-tracking decree will be approved immediately after the legal changes requested by the Council of State.
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📜 Regulations September 10, 2026
How many overtime hours can you legally work per year?
The legal cap is 80 overtime hours a year, but some hours don't count and one detail changes the maths. A guide for employers with the limit and its exceptions.
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📰 News September 9, 2026
New duty to inform employees in writing about their working conditions
Spain approves a Royal Decree requiring salary, working time and even algorithms to be detailed in the contract. What your company must review.
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📰 News September 3, 2026
Transport company to pay over 12,000 euros for not counting waiting time as working time
The Basque High Court upholds a conviction with costs of over 12,000 euros for not counting on-call waiting time as working time.
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📜 Regulations September 2, 2026
Do On-Call Shifts and Waiting Time Count as Working Time?
When on-call shifts, waiting time and stand-by availability count as working time under the Spanish Workers' Statute and CJEU case law, and how to record them.
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📰 News August 29, 2026
Time-tracking rules head for a September decision as UGT issues a fresh ultimatum
UGT threatens to walk out of talks unless the government approves the time-tracking rules in September. The key meeting is 2 September. What's at stake.
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📰 News August 27, 2026
The National Court annuls the AEPD guide on biometric time tracking
The National Court annuls the AEPD biometrics guide on procedure. What changes for firms clocking in with fingerprint or face, and what stays the same.
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📜 Regulations August 26, 2026
Can an employee refuse to work overtime?
Overtime is voluntary unless agreed or forced by emergency. What the company can require, the 80-hour annual cap and how to document it safely.
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📰 News August 11, 2026
Court upholds €34,000 fine for failing to pay the overtime of nine drivers
A Lugo court rejects a transport firm's appeal and upholds the Inspectorate fines for exceeding the overtime cap and failing to pay it.
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📰 News August 10, 2026
A company accuses an employee of not clocking in and loses the case for having no time records
Catalonia's High Court rejects a company's claim that its employee wasn't clocking in, because it produced no mandatory time record.
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⚖️ Comparisons July 18, 2026
Bixpe Alternative, reviews, pricing and comparison (2026)
Will Bixpe's free plan cover you under the new Royal Decree? Reviews, real limits and the alternative that complies from €1.20/user. 14-day trial.
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⚖️ Comparisons July 18, 2026
Bizneo HR Alternative, reviews, pricing and comparison (2026)
Bizneo targets medium and large companies and doesn't publish pricing. If you only need a time record, the lightweight alternative costs from €1.20/user.
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⚖️ Comparisons July 18, 2026
Control Laboral Alternative, reviews, pricing and comparison (2026)
Looking for a ControlLaboral.es alternative? We compare reviews, pricing and features against Cleverfy, with free migration included.
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⚖️ Comparisons July 18, 2026
Factorial Alternative, reviews, pricing and comparison (2026)
Factorial from €5.50/user; Cleverfy from €1.20. If you only need time tracking, this is the alternative. Reviews, pricing and a 14-day trial.
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⚖️ Comparisons July 18, 2026
Holded Alternative for time tracking (2026)
Holded (Visma group) is an invoicing ERP; its time tracking is an extra. For the time record, the specialised alternative from €1.20/user.
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⚖️ Comparisons July 18, 2026
Intratime Alternative, reviews, pricing and comparison (2026)
Looking for an Intratime alternative? We compare reviews, pricing and features, and what you gain by switching to Cleverfy. Free migration.
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⚖️ Comparisons July 18, 2026
Kronjop Alternative, reviews, pricing and comparison (2026)
Looking for a Kronjop alternative? Real reviews, compared pricing and what your SME gains by switching to Cleverfy. Free migration.
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⚖️ Comparisons July 18, 2026
Personio Alternative, reviews, pricing and comparison (2026)
Personio doesn't publish pricing; Cleverfy does: from €1.20/user. The alternative for SMEs that want a time record without extra modules. Free trial.
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⚖️ Comparisons July 18, 2026
Sesame HR Alternative, reviews, pricing and comparison (2026)
The Sesame HR alternative for SMEs: the same time tracking from €1.20/user versus Sesame's €5.50. Reviews, pricing and free migration.
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⚖️ Comparisons July 18, 2026
TramitApp Alternative, reviews, pricing and comparison (2026)
TramitApp costs from €3/employee; Cleverfy from €1.20. The alternative focused on time tracking, without modules you don't use. Free migration.
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⚖️ Comparisons July 18, 2026
Woffu Alternative, reviews, pricing and comparison (2026)
Woffu (Visma group) limits its base plan to 10 employees. Compare pricing and reviews and switch to Cleverfy: free migration and a 14-day trial.
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📰 News July 16, 2026
The High Court of Justice of Castilla-La Mancha confirms that repeatedly refusing to clock in is grounds for fair dismissal
A court upholds the dismissal of a worker who refused to clock in despite having three systems. The company rebuilt his working day using geolocation.
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📰 News July 16, 2026
The Supreme Court confirms that union delegates must be able to access the working time record
The Supreme Court orders equal access to working time records for union delegates — without waiting for them to ask. What it means for your company.
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📜 Regulations July 15, 2026
Heatwaves and working hours, what a company can do and how to record it
With AEMET orange and red warnings, a company can adjust working hours or grant up to 4 days of paid leave. How to apply it and record it properly.
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📰 News July 13, 2026
Labour Ministry gives ground to the Council of State to pass time tracking in July
The Ministry accepts stronger data protection and a bigger role for collective agreements to pass digital time tracking by decree before August.
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📰 News July 8, 2026
Failing to record a part-time contract's hours means it is presumed to be full-time
Two June 2026 rulings set the limits of art. 12.4 ET, which presumes full-time work when part-time hours are not recorded, unless proven otherwise.
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📰 News July 3, 2026
Labour Ministry eyes July Cabinet meeting to approve time-tracking rules
Pérez Rey pins approval of the digital time-tracking decree on a Cabinet meeting before the summer break. In practice, the 21 or 28 July session.
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📰 News July 1, 2026
CCOO and UGT give the government until 31 July to pass time-tracking rules
Spain's unions set 31 July as the deadline for the time-tracking decree. If it slips, they warn they will sign no further deals with the government.
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📰 News June 26, 2026
Labour accepts Economy's changes and unblocks the time-tracking rules
Díaz gives way to Cuerpo and rewrites the working-time decree to ease the burden on SMEs, aiming to approve it before August.
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📰 News June 24, 2026
An employee faked his clock-ins to skip work, and the High Court of Justice upholds his dismissal
The TSJ of Catalonia upholds the dismissal of a manager who falsified his time records to be absent. Cross-checking with access control exposed him.
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📰 News June 19, 2026
Díaz reaffirms to unions that the time-tracking decree will go through
Yolanda Díaz tells a union rally she will approve the digital time-tracking decree despite the Council of State opinion and opposition in Congress.
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📰 News June 18, 2026
Unions push for the digital time-tracking decree to land now
CCOO and UGT demand the Government approve the time-tracking Royal Decree without further delay. Meanwhile, the text still has no date in the official gazette.
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📰 News June 10, 2026
Mercadona dismisses a manager but the time-tracking record dismantles the lateness claim
Castilla-La Mancha's High Court upholds a Mercadona dismissal but throws out the lateness claim because the time-tracking record proved he clocked in on time.
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📰 News June 8, 2026
A worker's dismissal for not clocking in ruled unfair because it couldn't be proven he had been warned
Catalonia's High Court rules a dismissal for not clocking in unfair: the prior warning wasn't proven. Cleverfy logs every warning.
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📰 News June 3, 2026
Pérez Rey: Digital Time Tracking Decree to Pass Before Summer
Spain's Secretary of State for Labor, Joaquín Pérez Rey, confirms the Royal Decree on digital time tracking will be approved before summer 2026.
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📰 News June 2, 2026
RIU Hotels fined over rest periods under 12 hours between shifts
The Canary Islands TSJ upholds €1,463.82 against RIU Hotels and voids the verbal pact that compensated rest periods under 12 hours with €2.42/day.
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⚠️ Fines May 28, 2026
Correction fluid on time records: Canary Islands TSJ upholds €15,250 fine against SUFI
The Canary Islands TSJ upholds a €15,250 fine against SUFI for time-record sheets corrected with TIPEX and unpaid night overtime. Full breakdown.
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⚠️ Fines May 27, 2026
Rewriting your clock-in procedure without negotiating: Canary Islands High Court voids CIRCET's new policy
Canary Islands High Court voids CIRCET's time-tracking policy: it bundled holiday and leave deadlines into clock-in rules without opening a consultation period.
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⚠️ Fines May 19, 2026
Time records and substantial modification, KAEFER case (Avilés, 2026)
An Avilés court dismisses a substantial-modification claim thanks to KAEFER's clock-in records. Records protect employers too.
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📰 News May 14, 2026
Supreme Court confirms that with no time records a remote-work accident is work-related
The Supreme Court applies the art. 156.3 LGSS presumption to a remote-work heart attack. Without reliable records, the worker wins.
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📰 News May 12, 2026
Díaz confirms the time-tracking decree is in final procedures and will be approved
Yolanda Díaz (11 May) reaffirms the digital records decree: final procedures with pre-summer approval as the horizon. What it implies.
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📰 News May 7, 2026
It's official: Spanish Government locks digital time tracking into its 2026 normative plan
Spain's 2026 Annual Normative Plan confirms the digital records decree and leaves out working-time reduction. No Congress vote needed.
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📰 News May 6, 2026
Digital time tracking, Spanish decree to be approved before 21 June
Díaz set decree approval for before 21 June. The deadline passed with no BOE publication: the real status and what comes next.
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📰 News April 28, 2026
Time tracking in hospitality: Jordi Cruz’s ABaC ordered to pay overtime
Catalonia's high court orders ABaC to pay overtime: facial-recognition clock-in failed and the company produced no records.
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📰 News April 27, 2026
A bakery avoids paying 624 overtime hours thanks to its time tracking records
The Basque high court dismisses 624 overtime hours: the work-hour records proved the employee did rest. Real case with ruling.
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📰 News April 13, 2026
A company ended up paying for 928 overtime hours because its time records contained cross-outs
Catalonia's high court upholds a 928-hour overtime award: the company's records, full of cross-outs, weren't reliable evidence.
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📰 News March 31, 2026
Spain's Economy Ministry requests one year for SMEs to adapt to digital time tracking
Carlos Cuerpo proposes extending the digital-records adaptation period from 20 days to a year. Labor caps it at six months.
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📰 News March 30, 2026
A waitress loses her job for incorrectly recording her departure time in the work schedule
Castilla y León's high court upholds the dismissal of a waitress who falsified her clock-out time. Lessons for employers and staff.
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📰 News March 25, 2026
Díaz confirms time tracking decree will proceed despite Council of State
The minister tells Congress the digital records decree will pass despite the Council of State's unfavorable opinion.
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📰 News March 23, 2026
Council of State opinion on digital time tracking in Spain
Spain's Council of State issues an unfavorable, non-binding opinion on the digital records decree. What it means and how to prepare.
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📜 Regulations March 17, 2026
Court upholds dismissal for geolocated time clocking from home: what it means for your business
Asturias' high court upholds a dismissal based on clock-in geolocation. The ruling and what it means for your company.
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📰 News March 17, 2026
Lunch break, when it counts as working time according to Spain's Supreme Court
Ruling STS 4159/2025 requires paying lunch breaks if the employee stays available. What it means for your company and how to adapt.
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📖 Guides March 11, 2026
Rotating shifts in retail: how to plan them right
How to plan rotating shifts in retail: patterns, rotation groups, swaps between employees and mistakes that cost money. With a template.
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📖 Guides March 6, 2026
Employee presence control, what it is, what systems exist and how to choose
What presence control is, how it differs from Spain's legal time record, what systems exist (app, kiosk, terminal, fingerprint) and what each one costs.
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📜 Regulations March 5, 2026
Time tracking and data protection, AEPD guide
Spain's AEPD clarifies work-hour records under GDPR: no consent needed, but you do need a DPA, data minimization and an info protocol.
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📰 News February 28, 2026
Digital time tracking: Spain confirms imminent regulation approval
Pérez Rey confirms the regulation banning paper clock-in is in its final stage. Fines of up to €10,000 per employee.
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📜 Regulations February 25, 2026
Do Senior Executives Have to Clock In? What the Law and Courts Say
Senior executives (RD 1382/1985) do not; middle managers and supervisors do. What the law and the courts say, case by case.
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🏢 Industries February 25, 2026
Time tracking in clinics and medical centers
Dental clinics, physiotherapy practices and medical offices must clock in too. A practical guide to healthcare's challenges and fixes.
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📜 Regulations February 20, 2026
Civil Servants vs Contract Employees: Who Must Clock In?
Civil servants: the EBEP does not require time tracking. Contract staff: yes, like any employee. Who must clock in and who does not, by the book.
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🏢 Industries February 20, 2026
Time tracking in gyms and sports centers
Part-time instructors, irregular schedules and classes that change weekly. How to manage gym clock-ins without the hassle.
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📰 News February 19, 2026
DIA wins the case: its digital time tracking system dismantles a €3,939 overtime claim
The Basque high court dismisses a €3,939 overtime claim: DIA produced its digital work-hour records. Full ruling analyzed.
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📜 Regulations February 16, 2026
Burden of Proof: Digital Time Tracking vs None
How the burden of proof shifts in overtime claims depending on whether the company keeps digital work-hour records. Legal analysis.
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📖 Guides February 14, 2026
5 time tracking mistakes that can cost your business a fine
The most common SME mistakes in work-hour records, with a real case showing the consequences of getting it wrong.
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📰 News February 12, 2026
A trainer claims over 1,200 overtime hours and digital time tracking proved the company right
Catalonia's high court dismisses a 1,200-hour overtime claim because the company produced its digital work-hour records. Real case.
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🏢 Industries February 11, 2026
Why hospitality is the most vulnerable sector when it comes to time tracking
Hospitality accounts for over 40% of work-hour record fines in Spain. A real case shows what missing records cost: thousands of euros.
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📰 News February 9, 2026
Digital Time Tracking, Spain Confirms New System Ready
Yolanda Díaz announces the digital work-hour registry with real-time Labor Inspection access is nearly finished and will be approved soon.
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📖 Guides February 9, 2026
Hour Bank, What It Is, How It Works and How to Track It
What an hour bank is, how positive and negative hours work, what the Workers Statute says and how to record it legally. With examples and a template.
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📜 Regulations February 7, 2026
Burden of proof reversal: why companies always lose without time tracking
How the CJEU and art. 34.9 ET reversed the burden of proof: without work-hour records, claimed overtime works against you.
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📜 Regulations February 7, 2026
Is geolocation time tracking legal in 2026?
Yes, it is legal with conditions: what GDPR, the AEPD and the new Royal Decree require to clock in with GPS. Requirements, limits and 2026 rulings.
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📰 News February 5, 2026
Judge overturns dismissal because time clock always showed 8:00
A Barcelona court rejects Majorel's work-hour records as fictitious: the company loses the disciplinary dismissal and pays €4,116.
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📰 News February 4, 2026
No time tracking, restaurant pays €3,311 in overtime
The Basque high court fines a restaurant that couldn't prove its employee's hours. Without records, the company loses.
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📰 News February 3, 2026
Digital time tracking moves forward despite Government tensions in Spain
The Labor Ministry keeps mandatory digital clock-in despite Economy's reservations. We explain what it means for your company.
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📜 Regulations February 2, 2026
Is fingerprint or facial clock-in legal in 2026?
The AEPD bans biometric clock-in (fingerprint and facial) except in special cases: fines up to 20M euros, recent rulings and legal alternatives.
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📖 Guides February 1, 2026
Choosing Time Tracking Software? Read This First
The decree's real requirements and what to demand from your vendor. Don't buy promises — buy what you can test today.
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📰 News January 30, 2026
The 'Code 9' Case, Company Fined for Hiding Overtime in Time Records
A company used a secret code to wipe overtime from its records. Two serious Labor Inspection citations. What they did wrong.
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🏢 Industries January 30, 2026
Time Clocking in Hospitality to Manage Rotating Shifts Without Complications
How to set up clock-in at a restaurant or bar with split and rotating shifts: valid systems, typical mistakes and the ABaC case of Jordi Cruz.
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📖 Guides January 30, 2026
How to Choose Time Tracking Software, 7 Criteria That Really Matter
Guide to choosing time tracking software: 7 key criteria, red flags to avoid and a downloadable checklist to decide well.
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📜 Regulations January 30, 2026
Labor Inspection and Time Tracking, How to Prepare
What Spain's Labor Inspection checks on time tracking, current penalties and how to prepare in 24 hours or one week.
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🏢 Industries January 30, 2026
How site workers clock in, a practical construction time-tracking guide
How site workers clock in with geolocation, a mobile app that works offline, multi-site work and the construction agreement. Practical 2026 guide.
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📖 Guides January 30, 2026
Time Tracking for Self-Employed with Employees: Practical Guide 2026
You're self-employed with staff. Do you need time tracking? Yes. Does it have to be hard? No. A practical guide to comply.
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📖 Guides January 30, 2026
Remote and Hybrid Work, Time Tracking That Complies with the Law
How to clock in from home and the office without spying on anyone: valid remote clock-in, digital disconnection and what the law requires. 2026 guide.
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📖 Guides January 30, 2026
Retail Time Tracking, Rotating Shifts & Clocking 2026
Retail time tracking with rotating shifts, multi-store management and digital clock-in. A practical guide to comply without hassle.
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📖 Guides January 29, 2026
Excel vs Digital Software for Time Recording, Which to Choose?
An honest Excel vs digital software comparison: legal compliance, real cost and when to make the switch to digital records.
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📜 Regulations January 28, 2026
Time Tracking Mandatory for Domestic Workers (CJEU)
The CJEU's December 2024 ruling requires recording domestic workers' hours. Fines and overtime claims are at stake.
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⚖️ Comparisons January 27, 2026
Comparison: The 5 Best Digital Time Clock Software in 2026
Comparison of Spain's 5 best digital clock-in tools: pricing, clock-in methods and which to pick for your company.
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📜 Regulations January 26, 2026
Without time records, employers lose in court
If you keep no work-hour records and an employee claims overtime, the burden of proof falls on you. We walk through the case law.
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📜 Regulations January 24, 2026
Supreme Court: Employee Self-Declaration is Valid
The 18/1/2023 ruling confirms apps where employees record their own hours are legally valid. What it means for your company.
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