Domestic Worker Time Tracking: Legal Obligation

Yes. Since 2022, the law obliges all household employers to daily record their domestic worker’s entry and exit times, and to keep that record for four years at the disposal of the Labor Inspectorate.

You could face financial penalties and, in the event of a claim from your domestic worker for unpaid hours, be left defenseless: without a record, the hours she alleges are presumed to be true.

Yes, in part. In both cases, daily entry and exit are recorded, but for live-in workers, minimum breaks and hours of presence must also be reflected.

We provide you with a ready-to-use template and review that it aligns with your contract and payroll, so that keeping your domestic worker’s record is quick, correct, and always ready for a possible inspection.