The lack of connectivity is going to make time tracking in the field very difficult.

In the October 18 broadcast of AGROPOPULAR, Juan José Álvarez, an expert on fiscal and labor issues from ASAJA, discussed the difficulties that the implementation of the hourly registration proposed by the Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, would have for the agricultural sector. "This hourly registration rule is going to be very difficult to apply in the countryside due to the situation in rural areas," he said. "There are still municipalities and places where coverage is not available to enable this digital registration. There is a lack of connectivity in many places." Álvarez pointed out that "There will be large companies in the agricultural sector that can do it and are doing it, but small farms and those in many villages will not be able to carry it out." As he noted, in a meeting with the Secretary of State for Labor, the latter indicated that the solution is easy, as the registration could be done via mobile phone. "Yes, a mobile phone if there were coverage," emphasized the ...