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BOE-A-2026-8593 ·20 April 2026 ·Royal Decree-Law critical
Administrative

Companies with over 10 employees: 3 months to update working hours records or fines up to 7,500 EUR/employee

The regulation modifies the additional provision 3 of Decree-Law 5/2024 and articles 21.3.c), 64, 32.1, 4, 160.1 and transitional provision 3.2 of Law 6/2022, as well as additional provision 25 of Law 4/2017, requiring work hours record updates in companies with more than 10 employees (art. 21.3.c). A 3-month period is set to comply (art. 4). Failure to comply results in fines of up to 7,500 EUR per employee (art. 64).

In 2 key points

  1. Companies with more than 10 workers must update the working hours register within three months (art. 4)
  2. Failures in the working hours register result in fines of up to €7,500 per worker (art. 64)

How it affects those involved

Companies employing more than 10 workers must update their working hours register within three months. Failure to do so results in fines of up to €7,500 per employee. Self-employed and businesses with fewer than 10 workers are exempt. The compliance period starts from the date the regulation comes into force.

Lifecycle

2026-04-20PublishedPublished in the BOE
2026-04-20Into forceComes into force (disposicion final del texto)
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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