New Working Hours Law and Digital Time Tracking: What Your Company Needs to Know in 2025
In 2025, Spain reaches a key milestone for improving working conditions with the approval of a new law affecting millions of workers and the companies that employ them. Two major changes define this reform: the reduction of the maximum working hours and the mandatory requirement for digital time tracking. In this blog post we explain what these developments involve, why they matter, and how you can adapt to comply with the regulations.
Working Hours Law: reduction to 37.5 hours per week
The Government has approved a draft working hours law to reduce the maximum working week from 40 to 37.5 hours, with no reduction in salary. This measure is designed to improve work-life balance, reduce stress, and increase productivity. Although final approval is still pending, it is expected to come into force before the end of the year.
For companies, this means adjusting their work schedules, planning working hours more effectively, and adapting shifts and rest periods to comply with this new maximum duration. In addition, this measure reinforces the right to digital disconnection, which aims to ensure that workers are not required to respond to or handle work matters outside their official working hours.
Mandatory Digital Working Hours Record
To ensure compliance with working hours regulations — both in terms of hours and rest periods — the law requires all companies to implement a digital time-tracking system. This record must be reliable, accessible, and protect personal data in accordance with privacy regulations.
What does this mean for companies?
Maintain an automatic daily record of each employee's clock-in and clock-out times.
Ensure that the record cannot be tampered with by the company.
Allow employees, trade union representatives, and labour authorities to access the records in real time.
Retain the data for at least 4 years for possible inspections or audits.
Non-compliance can result in significant fines, so implementing an efficient solution is essential to avoid penalties and maintain a transparent and legally compliant working environment.
How to adapt to these new requirements?
Successfully adapting to these changes depends on choosing the right technological tools. Today, digitalisation is key to managing complex working schedules, especially in companies with flexible hours or varying shifts.
The BigTech presents Clocky, an advanced digital solution for time tracking that meets all legal requirements and simplifies the day-to-day management of working time. With Clocky.Me you can:
Record clock-ins and clock-outs automatically and securely.
Generate customised reports and quick audits.
Provide easy access to records for employees and supervisors.
Ensure data protection and regulatory compliance.
Integrate the right to digital disconnection to respect rest period schedules.
If you want your company to comply with the new working hours law and optimise time management, Clocky.Me from The BigTech is the ideal solution for you. Contact us to find out more and start digitalising your time tracking without any hassle.