Articles about time tracking, work hours recording, and compliance for Spanish SMEs.https://www.cleverfy.es/enhttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/what-labor-inspection-checks-time-records/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/what-labor-inspection-checks-time-records/Inspectors check that the record exists, is reliable and unalterable, covers all staff and is kept for four years. What they review, point by point.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/how-to-prove-overtime-without-time-records/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/how-to-prove-overtime-without-time-records/With no reliable time record, a worker's circumstantial evidence can be enough for a judge to accept it. What counts as proof and how to protect the company.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-decree-minimum-wage-before-election-29n/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-decree-minimum-wage-before-election-29n/Six Cabinet meetings left before 29N. The Labour Ministry says digital time tracking will come with the minimum wage rise. La Vanguardia sees it up in the air.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/mercadona-store-managers-no-clock-in-inspection/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/mercadona-store-managers-no-clock-in-inspection/€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.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/how-much-fine-no-time-record-keeping/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/how-much-fine-no-time-record-keeping/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.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyFineshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/how-many-hours-rest-between-shifts/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/how-many-hours-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.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-decree-before-spain-election-29n/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-decree-before-spain-election-29n/With parliament dissolved, Spain's Government keeps the power to approve digital time tracking by royal decree until 29 November. What is still missing.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/property-firm-no-clock-in-overtime-madrid-tsj/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/property-firm-no-clock-in-overtime-madrid-tsj/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.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/is-overtime-paid-or-compensated-with-time-off/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/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.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-decree-october-perez-rey-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-decree-october-perez-rey-2026/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.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/public-holiday-falls-on-saturday-compensation/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/public-holiday-falls-on-saturday-compensation/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.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/can-i-be-penalised-for-forgetting-to-clock-in/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/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.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/waitress-overtime-claim-bar-forgotten-clock-ins/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/waitress-overtime-claim-bar-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.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/securitas-fine-overtime-security-guards-catalonia-tsj/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/securitas-fine-overtime-security-guards-catalonia-tsj/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.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/employer-force-clock-in-personal-phone/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/employer-force-clock-in-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.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-decree-delayed-september-council-of-state-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-decree-delayed-september-council-of-state-2026/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.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/do-you-clock-lunch-coffee-break/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/do-you-clock-lunch-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.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/rd-723-2026-employment-conditions-information/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/rd-723-2026-employment-conditions-information/RD 723/2026 requires written information on pay, hours, shifts, overtime and algorithms. What changes, from when, and what to review in your company.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/ugt-ultimatum-time-tracking-decree-september-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/ugt-ultimatum-time-tracking-decree-september-2026/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.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/overtime-part-time-contract/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/overtime-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.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/digital-time-tracking-imminent-approval/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/digital-time-tracking-imminent-approval/Labour minister Yolanda Diaz says the digital time-tracking decree will be approved immediately after the legal changes requested by the Council of State.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/how-many-overtime-hours-per-year-legal-limit/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/how-many-overtime-hours-per-year-legal-limit/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.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/new-obligation-inform-working-conditions-contract/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/new-obligation-inform-working-conditions-contract/Spain approves a Royal Decree requiring salary, working time and even algorithms to be detailed in the contract. What your company must review.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/waiting-time-working-time-basque-ruling/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/waiting-time-working-time-basque-ruling/The Basque High Court upholds a conviction with costs of over 12,000 euros for not counting on-call waiting time as working time.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/on-call-waiting-time-working-time/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/on-call-waiting-time-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.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-law-september-ugt-ultimatum-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-law-september-ugt-ultimatum-2026/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.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/national-court-annuls-aepd-biometric-time-tracking-guide/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/national-court-annuls-aepd-biometric-time-tracking-guide/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.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/can-employee-refuse-overtime/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/can-employee-refuse-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.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/unpaid-overtime-34000-euro-fine-drivers/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/unpaid-overtime-34000-euro-fine-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.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/employer-accuses-no-clock-in-loses-without-time-records/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/employer-accuses-no-clock-in-loses-without-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.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/bixpe-alternative/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/bixpe-alternative/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.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyComparisonshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/bizneo-alternative/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/bizneo-alternative/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.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyComparisonshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/control-laboral-alternative/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/control-laboral-alternative/Looking for a ControlLaboral.es alternative? We compare reviews, pricing and features against Cleverfy, with free migration included.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyComparisonshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/factorial-alternative/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/factorial-alternative/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.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyComparisonshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/holded-alternative/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/holded-alternative/Holded (Visma group) is an invoicing ERP; its time tracking is an extra. For the time record, the specialised alternative from €1.20/user.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyComparisonshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/intratime-alternative/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/intratime-alternative/Looking for an Intratime alternative? We compare reviews, pricing and features, and what you gain by switching to Cleverfy. Free migration.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyComparisonshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/kronjop-alternative/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/kronjop-alternative/Looking for a Kronjop alternative? Real reviews, compared pricing and what your SME gains by switching to Cleverfy. Free migration.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyComparisonshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/personio-alternative/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/personio-alternative/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.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyComparisonshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/sesame-alternative/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/sesame-alternative/The Sesame HR alternative for SMEs: the same time tracking from €1.20/user versus Sesame's €5.50. Reviews, pricing and free migration.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyComparisonshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/tramitapp-alternative/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/tramitapp-alternative/TramitApp costs from €3/employee; Cleverfy from €1.20. The alternative focused on time tracking, without modules you don't use. Free migration.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyComparisonshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/woffu-alternative/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/woffu-alternative/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.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyComparisonshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/refusing-to-clock-in-fair-dismissal-geolocation/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/refusing-to-clock-in-fair-dismissal-geolocation/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.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/supreme-court-union-reps-access-working-time-records/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/supreme-court-union-reps-access-working-time-records/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.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/heatwave-working-hours-paid-leave-recording/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/heatwave-working-hours-paid-leave-recording/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.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-labour-ministry-concedes-council-state/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-labour-ministry-concedes-council-state/The Ministry accepts stronger data protection and a bigger role for collective agreements to pass digital time tracking by decree before August.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/part-time-contract-no-record-presumed-full-time/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/part-time-contract-no-record-presumed-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.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-cabinet-approval-date-july-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-cabinet-approval-date-july-2026/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.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/ccoo-ugt-ultimatum-time-tracking-july-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/ccoo-ugt-ultimatum-time-tracking-july-2026/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.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-diaz-concedes-economy-before-august/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-diaz-concedes-economy-before-august/Díaz gives way to Cuerpo and rewrites the working-time decree to ease the burden on SMEs, aiming to approve it before August.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-exposes-absenteeism-fair-dismissal/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-exposes-absenteeism-fair-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.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/diaz-insists-time-tracking-decree-june-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/diaz-insists-time-tracking-decree-june-2026/Yolanda Díaz tells a union rally she will approve the digital time-tracking decree despite the Council of State opinion and opposition in Congress.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/unions-push-digital-time-tracking-decree-june-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/unions-push-digital-time-tracking-decree-june-2026/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.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-record-dismisses-lateness-claim-mercadona-dismissal/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-record-dismisses-lateness-claim-mercadona-dismissal/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.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/no-clock-in-unfair-dismissal-prior-warning/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/no-clock-in-unfair-dismissal-prior-warning/Catalonia's High Court rules a dismissal for not clocking in unfair: the prior warning wasn't proven. Cleverfy logs every warning.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/perez-rey-time-tracking-before-summer/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/perez-rey-time-tracking-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.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/riu-hotels-12-hour-rest-void-pact-canary-islands-tsj/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/riu-hotels-12-hour-rest-void-pact-canary-islands-tsj/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.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/sufi-tipex-time-records-fine-canary-islands-tsj/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/sufi-tipex-time-records-fine-canary-islands-tsj/The Canary Islands TSJ upholds a €15,250 fine against SUFI for time-record sheets corrected with TIPEX and unpaid night overtime. Full breakdown.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyFineshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/circet-time-tracking-policy-void-canary-islands-tsj/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/circet-time-tracking-policy-void-canary-islands-tsj/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.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyFineshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-records-protect-employer-kaefer-aviles/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-records-protect-employer-kaefer-aviles/An Avilés court dismisses a substantial-modification claim thanks to KAEFER's clock-in records. Records protect employers too.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyFineshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/supreme-court-remote-work-presumption-work-accident-time-records/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/supreme-court-remote-work-presumption-work-accident-time-records/The Supreme Court applies the art. 156.3 LGSS presumption to a remote-work heart attack. Without reliable records, the worker wins.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/diaz-administrative-procedures-time-tracking-decree-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/diaz-administrative-procedures-time-tracking-decree-2026/Yolanda Díaz (11 May) reaffirms the digital records decree: final procedures with pre-summer approval as the horizon. What it implies.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/normative-plan-2026-time-tracking-confirmed/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/normative-plan-2026-time-tracking-confirmed/Spain's 2026 Annual Normative Plan confirms the digital records decree and leaves out working-time reduction. No Congress vote needed.Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/diaz-time-tracking-before-summer-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/diaz-time-tracking-before-summer-2026/Díaz set decree approval for before 21 June. The deadline passed with no BOE publication: the real status and what comes next.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/supreme-court-burden-proof-overtime-time-records/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/supreme-court-burden-proof-overtime-time-records/Ruling 372/2026 (15 April): the Supreme Court unifies doctrine on the overtime burden of proof when the company keeps no records.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/abac-restaurant-jordi-cruz-facial-time-tracking-overtime/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/abac-restaurant-jordi-cruz-facial-time-tracking-overtime/Catalonia's high court orders ABaC to pay overtime: facial-recognition clock-in failed and the company produced no records.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/bakery-time-tracking-624-overtime-hours-dismissed/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/bakery-time-tracking-624-overtime-hours-dismissed/The Basque high court dismisses 624 overtime hours: the work-hour records proved the employee did rest. Real case with ruling.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-records-cross-outs-not-valid-evidence/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-records-cross-outs-not-valid-evidence/Catalonia's high court upholds a 928-hour overtime award: the company's records, full of cross-outs, weren't reliable evidence.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/spain-economy-ministry-requests-one-year-sme-time-tracking/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/spain-economy-ministry-requests-one-year-sme-time-tracking/Carlos Cuerpo proposes extending the digital-records adaptation period from 20 days to a year. Labor caps it at six months.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/unfair-dismissal-falsifying-time-records-hospitality/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/unfair-dismissal-falsifying-time-records-hospitality/Castilla y León's high court upholds the dismissal of a waitress who falsified her clock-out time. Lessons for employers and staff.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/diaz-time-tracking-decree-council-of-state-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/diaz-time-tracking-decree-council-of-state-2026/The minister tells Congress the digital records decree will pass despite the Council of State's unfavorable opinion.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/council-of-state-unfavorable-opinion-digital-time-tracking/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/council-of-state-unfavorable-opinion-digital-time-tracking/Spain's Council of State issues an unfavorable, non-binding opinion on the digital records decree. What it means and how to prepare.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/geolocation-time-clock-dismissal-ruling/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/geolocation-time-clock-dismissal-ruling/Asturias' high court upholds a dismissal based on clock-in geolocation. The ruling and what it means for your company.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/lunch-break-effective-working-time-supreme-court-ruling/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/lunch-break-effective-working-time-supreme-court-ruling/Ruling STS 4159/2025 requires paying lunch breaks if the employee stays available. What it means for your company and how to adapt.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/rotating-shifts-retail-how-to-plan/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/rotating-shifts-retail-how-to-plan/How to plan rotating shifts in retail: patterns, rotation groups, swaps between employees and mistakes that cost money. With a template.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/employee-presence-control-guide/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/employee-presence-control-guide/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.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-data-protection-gdpr/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-data-protection-gdpr/Spain's AEPD clarifies work-hour records under GDPR: no consent needed, but you do need a DPA, data minimization and an info protocol.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/digital-time-tracking-regulation-approval-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/digital-time-tracking-regulation-approval-2026/Pérez Rey confirms the regulation banning paper clock-in is in its final stage. Fines of up to €10,000 per employee.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/senior-executives-time-tracking-obligation/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/senior-executives-time-tracking-obligation/Senior executives (RD 1382/1985) do not; middle managers and supervisors do. What the law and the courts say, case by case.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-clinics-medical-centers/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-clinics-medical-centers/Dental clinics, physiotherapy practices and medical offices must clock in too. A practical guide to healthcare's challenges and fixes.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyIndustrieshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/civil-servants-vs-employees-who-must-clock-in/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/civil-servants-vs-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.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-gyms-sports-centers/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-gyms-sports-centers/Part-time instructors, irregular schedules and classes that change weekly. How to manage gym clock-ins without the hassle.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyIndustrieshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/dia-inventory-staff-digital-time-tracking-dismisses-overtime-claim/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/dia-inventory-staff-digital-time-tracking-dismisses-overtime-claim/The Basque high court dismisses a €3,939 overtime claim: DIA produced its digital work-hour records. Full ruling analyzed.Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/burden-of-proof-digital-time-tracking-vs-none/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/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.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-mistakes-that-cost-fines/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-mistakes-that-cost-fines/The most common SME mistakes in work-hour records, with a real case showing the consequences of getting it wrong.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/digital-time-tracking-protects-company-overtime-claim/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/digital-time-tracking-protects-company-overtime-claim/Catalonia's high court dismisses a 1,200-hour overtime claim because the company produced its digital work-hour records. Real case.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/hospitality-time-tracking-most-vulnerable-sector/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/hospitality-time-tracking-most-vulnerable-sector/Hospitality accounts for over 40% of work-hour record fines in Spain. A real case shows what missing records cost: thousands of euros.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyIndustrieshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/digital-time-tracking-labor-inspection-spain-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/digital-time-tracking-labor-inspection-spain-2026/Yolanda Díaz announces the digital work-hour registry with real-time Labor Inspection access is nearly finished and will be approved soon.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/hour-bank-what-is-how-it-works/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/hour-bank-what-is-how-it-works/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.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/burden-of-proof-reversal-overtime-time-tracking/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/burden-of-proof-reversal-overtime-time-tracking/How the CJEU and art. 34.9 ET reversed the burden of proof: without work-hour records, claimed overtime works against you.Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/is-geolocation-time-tracking-legal/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/is-geolocation-time-tracking-legal/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.Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/unfair-dismissal-fictitious-time-tracking-barcelona/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/unfair-dismissal-fictitious-time-tracking-barcelona/A Barcelona court rejects Majorel's work-hour records as fictitious: the company loses the disciplinary dismissal and pays €4,116.Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/restaurant-fined-overtime-no-time-tracking/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/restaurant-fined-overtime-no-time-tracking/The Basque high court fines a restaurant that couldn't prove its employee's hours. Without records, the company loses.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/digital-time-tracking-government-diaz-cuerpo-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/digital-time-tracking-government-diaz-cuerpo-2026/The Labor Ministry keeps mandatory digital clock-in despite Economy's reservations. We explain what it means for your company.Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/biometric-time-tracking-fingerprint-illegal/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/biometric-time-tracking-fingerprint-illegal/The AEPD bans biometric clock-in (fingerprint and facial) except in special cases: fines up to 20M euros, recent rulings and legal alternatives.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/new-regulation-requirements-what-to-demand-software/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/new-regulation-requirements-what-to-demand-software/The decree's real requirements and what to demand from your vendor. Don't buy promises — buy what you can test today.Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/code-9-case-company-fined-hiding-overtime/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/code-9-case-company-fined-hiding-overtime/A company used a secret code to wipe overtime from its records. Two serious Labor Inspection citations. What they did wrong.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyNewshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/hospitality-shift-time-tracking/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/hospitality-shift-time-tracking/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.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyIndustrieshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/how-to-choose-time-tracking-software/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/how-to-choose-time-tracking-software/Guide to choosing time tracking software: 7 key criteria, red flags to avoid and a downloadable checklist to decide well.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/labor-inspection-time-tracking/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/labor-inspection-time-tracking/What Spain's Labor Inspection checks on time tracking, current penalties and how to prepare in 24 hours or one week.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-construction/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-construction/How site workers clock in with geolocation, a mobile app that works offline, multi-site work and the construction agreement. Practical 2026 guide.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyIndustrieshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-self-employed-with-employees/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-self-employed-with-employees/You're self-employed with staff. Do you need time tracking? Yes. Does it have to be hard? No. A practical guide to comply.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-remote-hybrid-work/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-remote-hybrid-work/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.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-stores-retail/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-stores-retail/Retail time tracking with rotating shifts, multi-store management and digital clock-in. A practical guide to comply without hassle.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/best-time-tracking-software-smes-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/best-time-tracking-software-smes-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.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/excel-vs-digital-time-tracking-software/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/excel-vs-digital-time-tracking-software/An honest Excel vs digital software comparison: legal compliance, real cost and when to make the switch to digital records.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/mandatory-time-tracking-2026-step-by-step-guide/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/mandatory-time-tracking-2026-step-by-step-guide/Practical guide to digital time tracking: what the new rules (still in process) will require and how to implement them step by step.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/domestic-workers-time-tracking-mandatory/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/domestic-workers-time-tracking-mandatory/The CJEU's December 2024 ruling requires recording domestic workers' hours. Fines and overtime claims are at stake.Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/complete-time-tracking-guide-smes/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/complete-time-tracking-guide-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.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/digital-time-clock-software-comparison-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/digital-time-clock-software-comparison-2026/Comparison of Spain's 5 best digital clock-in tools: pricing, clock-in methods and which to pick for your company.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyComparisonshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/geolocation-time-clock-guide/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/geolocation-time-clock-guide/Guide to GPS-geolocated clock-in: legality, GDPR, the sectors that need it and how to implement it step by step.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyGuideshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-law-spain-2026/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-law-spain-2026/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.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/no-time-records-burden-of-proof/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/no-time-records-burden-of-proof/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.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-penalties/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/time-tracking-penalties/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.Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulationshttps://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/self-declaration-time-tracking-valid/https://www.cleverfy.es/en/blog/self-declaration-time-tracking-valid/The 18/1/2023 ruling confirms apps where employees record their own hours are legally valid. What it means for your company.Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCleverfyRegulations