The data shows that from September 2019 to May 2022, inspectors have detected a total of 3,299 violations in terms of workday registration in Spain, and have imposed a total of 4.7 million euros in fines.
On this subject, there are several experts who believe, according to Carlos de la Torre, partner in the labor area of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, and vice president of Adirelab, that the workday registration must be objective, reliable and accessible, and must clearly identify the start and end times of workers' days, although this may go against the culture and labor flexibility that exists in many sectors and companies.
This same expert recognizes that there are many legal walls, and that it is necessary to comply with maximum working times, as well as minimum breaks for each daily day, and also breaks between shifts, since this is an absolute imperative right.
The opinion of Ana Gómez, president of ANSALA and labor partner of Ceca Magán, is that many companies keep very poor records of working hours, since it is very common for workers to have problems when it comes to accounting for their working hours, because when they remember it is too late and they enter the hours incorrectly, and in the end the companies find themselves with many more overtime hours than expected.