Spanish Employee Terminated for Arriving 40 Minutes Early Despite Multiple Warnings: A Workplace Compliance Case

Dec 10, 2025 10:30 pm CST

A 22-year-old logistics worker in Spain was fired after repeatedly arriving 40 minutes early to work against her employer's explicit instructions. Despite multiple warnings, she continued this pattern, leading to her termination for serious misconduct. The Social Court of Alicante upheld the employer's decision, ruling that the issue wasn't her punctuality but her persistent refusal to follow workplace regulations under Spain's Workers' Statute.