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BOE-A-2026-4514 ·27 February 2026 ·Royal Decree Medium impact
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Companies with over 10 employees: 3 months to adapt time tracking records or face fines up to €7,500 per worker

Royal Decree 139/2026 amends Article 13.1 of Royal Decree 434/1988, establishing a three-month deadline for companies with more than 10 employees to adapt their time tracking records to an electronic format. Failure to comply may result in fines of up to 7,500 euros per worker. This change aims to modernise administrative management and improve transparency in the monitoring of working hours.

In 2 key points

  1. Companies with more than 10 employees must adapt their time tracking records to an electronic format within 3 months (art. 13.1 del Real Decreto 434/1988, modificado por el art. 1 del RD 139/2026)
  2. Failure to meet the deadline may result in fines of up to €7,500 per worker (art. 13.1 del Real Decreto 434/1988, modificado por el art. 1 del RD 139/2026)

How it affects those involved

For companies with more than 10 employees, this implies an obligation to update their time tracking system to a digital format within three months. While workers face no direct changes, transparency in record-keeping may increase. Advisors must verify compliance with the deadline and the applicable penalties. Authorities will be able to better supervise regulatory compliance.

Lifecycle

2026-02-27PublishedPublished in the BOE
2026-02-28Into forceComes into force (fecha_vigencia (indice oficial del BOE))
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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