This decrease in overtime is directly attributed to the Working Hours Registration Law implemented in May 2019, which requires all working hours of all business staff to be recorded, and which precisely aimed to reduce unpaid or compensated overtime, as well as job insecurity.
When we talk about overtime, we are referring to voluntary working hours, which are done in addition to the ordinary working day, and which, according to the Workers' Statute, must be compensated through the corresponding remuneration, or with rest time.
Traditionally, in Spain, a lot of overtime has been done that has not been recorded or compensated, but the obligation to register at the beginning and end of each working day has contributed to reducing them, while ordinary hours have remained more or less stable.
The penalties for non-compliance with this new regulation on the registration of working hours can range from €626 to €6,250, depending on the size of the organization and the volume of turnover. In addition, the worker can claim payment for all hours worked and not compensated during the last year, and also the contribution corresponding to the last 4 years of all these unaccounted hours, therefore it is important to comply with the Law and save yourself fines and problems. With a system like Timenet, it is easy, fast and economical!