Obligation to register the workday of the workers

The next day May 12, 2019, one of the measures included in Royal Decree Law 8/2019 , https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2019/03/12/pdfs/BOE- comes into force A-2019-3481.pdf , aimed at fighting against precarious work in the workday.

In Article 10 of the aforementioned RDL, this regulation incorporates the obligation to register the working hours of all workers , establishing as a serious infraction (could be punished, according to Article 1, with a fine of between 626 and 6,250 €) transgression of the norms and the legal or agreed limits in this matter. Until this date, the obligation of the registration of working hours affected only part-time workers and those who worked overtime

But as of May 12, Royal Decree Law 8/2019 modifies Article 34 of the Workers' Statute, and establishes the business obligation to guarantee the daily registration of all employees, including those hired by the day. complete, indicating the specific time of beginning and end of the day, and that should serve to control that they do not exceed the maximum working days required by the regulations and that, if applicable, overtime pay.

It is important to note that this obligation affects all companies that have employees, with no exceptions by sector, size of the workforce or other causes. Each of them must agree the conditions under which the registration is applied, through collective bargaining or company agreement or, if not, decision of the employer after consulting with the legal representatives of the workers to the company, this record will be organized and documented. of day.

The company will keep the records referred to in this provision for four years and are available to workers, their legal representatives and the Labor and Social Security Inspectorate

For those companies that do not already have a workday registration system, PUIGVERD ASESORES offers a tool that allows compliance with this obligation, through a computer application that allows workers to "sign in" from the computer and / or from cell phone.

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