What is time control?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Time control or attendance control is a system implemented by companies to record the time that workers spend on work tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, it is the action of counting the hours that each employee has worked and how these have been distributed throughout their workday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This record includes the hours from the start to the end of the workday, overtime, and any breaks or interruptions that may occur during the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The time control of workers has been mandatory since May 12, 2019, the date on which the Royal Decree-Law 8\/2019, of March 8,<\/a> and was reflected in article 34.9 of the Workers’ Statute:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is the purpose of recording working hours?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
What new features will the new law bring?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
This measure seeks to improve the transparency and accuracy of time recording.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When will the new law come into effect?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
On June 24, the draft bill was discussed and analyzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What type of workers should be subject to time control?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which workers are exempt?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Professionals exempt from complying with this law are divided into three groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can I sign up?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new law requires that timekeeping be digital and, therefore, companies must have software that allows them to record the arrivals and departures of workers and store it electronically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Time clock systems must meet a series of requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below we point out a series of valid methods for digital clocking in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only digital time control methods will be accepted; non-digital systems (paper) or other systems that, while digital, violate any right are not valid, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These systems are a highly invasive and disproportionate measure that puts workers’ rights and freedoms at risk (given the value that biometric data has on the black market).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Penalties for non-compliance with the new law<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Failure to comply with the new law on time control may result in sanctions for companies and, as a novelty, also for workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are talking about fines that, depending on the severity of the infringement, can range between 1,000 and 10,000 euros per worker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Data protection implications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The implementation of the new regulations on the monitoring of workers’ working hours, in terms of data protection, means that companies must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n