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Hours Worked Calculator in Spain

Harvest helps you track and manage working hours to comply with Spanish labor laws, ensuring accurate records and reducing legal risks.

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How many hours did you work this week?

Enter your clock-in and clock-out times for each day. The calculator handles breaks, overtime, and weekly totals automatically.

Day Clock In Clock Out Break Hours
Total hours this week 0h
Regular hours (≤40) 0h
Overtime hours 0h
Average hours/day 0h
Total break time 0h

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Comply with Spanish Labor Laws Using Harvest

In Spain, tracking hours worked is not just a good practice but a legal requirement. The Royal Decree-Law 8/2019 mandates all companies to maintain daily records of employees' working hours, including precise start and end times. This legislation aims to ensure fair labor practices and compliance with maximum working hours, currently set at 40 hours per week and a standard workday not exceeding 9 hours. By December 31, 2025, these hours are anticipated to reduce to 37.5 per week. Non-compliance can result in fines ranging from €1,000 to €10,000 per affected employee.

Harvest provides a robust solution for businesses looking to meet these requirements effortlessly. With its time tracking capabilities, you can log hours daily using either one-click timers or manual entries, aligning with Spanish labor laws. This feature ensures that your records are objective, reliable, and always accessible, helping you avoid hefty fines and maintain employee trust.

Effective Overtime Management with Harvest

Overtime in Spain is tightly regulated, with a maximum of 80 hours per year unless exceptional circumstances arise. Overtime work must be compensated either through additional pay or time off, with sector agreements often dictating the terms. Typically, overtime pay ranges from time-and-a-half (150%) to double time (200%), especially for work on Sundays and public holidays. Failure to manage overtime correctly can disrupt operations and lead to financial penalties.

With Harvest, managing overtime becomes straightforward. You can create specific tasks for overtime work, allowing for differentiated billing rates and accurate compensation. This ensures compliance with Spanish law and provides clear visibility into overtime allocations, aiding in both payroll processing and strategic workforce management.

Ensuring Adequate Rest Periods and Breaks

Spanish labor law emphasizes the importance of rest periods to safeguard employee well-being and productivity. Employees working over 6 hours a day must have a minimum uninterrupted rest break of 15 minutes, which counts as working time if specified in a collective agreement. Additionally, there must be at least a 12-hour break between workdays and 1.5 uninterrupted rest days weekly, typically including Sunday. For those under 18, stricter rules apply, with the requirement of a 30-minute break after 4.5 hours.

While Harvest primarily focuses on tracking work hours, its flexible entry system can complement rest period management. By logging precise start and end times, businesses can ensure compliance with mandated breaks and rest periods, promoting a healthier work environment.

Digital Time Tracking for Compliance

As of October 2025, a draft Royal Decree aims to standardize digital systems for recording working hours in Spain, moving away from manual methods. Companies are required to maintain accurate, tamper-proof records for at least four years, accessible to both employees and labor inspectors. This move towards digitalization underscores the importance of reliable time tracking solutions.

Harvest supports these requirements with a secure, digital time tracking platform. Its features allow for real-time access to records, ensuring they are always up-to-date and compliant with the latest regulations. By adopting Harvest, businesses can seamlessly transition to digital record-keeping, enhancing both accuracy and accessibility.

Track Hours with Harvest

See how Harvest tracks hours worked in Spain, ensuring compliance with labor laws using its time tracking features.

Screenshot of Harvest tracking hours worked in accordance with Spanish labor laws.

Hours Worked Calculator in Spain FAQs

  • In Spain, the standard working hours are set at a maximum of 40 hours per week, averaged over a 12-month period. The workday should not exceed 9 hours unless agreed otherwise. A proposed change aims to reduce this to 37.5 hours per week by December 31, 2025.

  • Overtime in Spain is any work beyond 40 hours per week and is limited to 80 hours per year. It must be compensated with either additional pay or time off. Overtime pay is often at a premium rate, such as time-and-a-half or double time, depending on sector agreements.

  • Yes, employees working more than 6 hours a day must have a 15-minute rest break. Additionally, a 12-hour rest period is required between workdays, and employees are entitled to 1.5 uninterrupted rest days weekly.

  • Harvest offers flexible time tracking tools that log daily and weekly hours, helping businesses comply with Spanish labor laws. It supports legal obligations by providing detailed records accessible to both employees and inspectors.

  • Failure to comply with time tracking regulations can result in fines between €1,000 and €10,000 per affected employee. It's crucial to maintain accurate and accessible records to avoid such penalties.

  • Part-time workers have proportional rights and generally cannot work overtime, except for force majeure situations. Harvest allows part-time employees to log their hours accurately, ensuring compliance with their specific contractual agreements.

  • Yes, Harvest can track overtime by creating specific tasks for such work, allowing businesses to apply different billing rates and comply with Spanish overtime regulations.