My boss assigns me tasks outside my job description, what do I do?
Sometimes it is not possible to refuse to do the extra tasks, but learning to manage additional work is key to avoid reaching a case of burnout.
Reform for sanctioning excessive working hours is disproportionate, experts note
Óscar de la Vega, partner at the D&M Abogados Firm, said that “we are once again sanctioning the employer who is inside the formal economy and another incentive to conduct business informally or illegally is generated.”
Nearshoring and its labor challenges
The years following the implementation of the labor reform in Mexico are being the years with the highest industrial growth due to foreign investment.
6 key elements in the reform that classifies long hours as labor exploitation
The changes that came into effect this month have the objective of eliminating the practice of inhuman and unfairly compensated working hours. The legal amendment considers that noncompliance may be punishable with prison and economic penalizations.
Decree amending and adding various provisions to the General Law to Prevent, Punish, and Eradicate Crimes related to Human Trafficking and to Protect and Assist Victims of these Crimes
On June 7, 2024, a Decree was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation modifying various provisions of the General Law to Prevent, Punish, and Eradicate Crimes related to Human Trafficking and to Protect and Assist Victims of these Crimes. Specifically, Article 21 adds section IV, establishing that labor exploitation is considered a crime […]
Interview with Jorge Cervantes, Director of the Labor Business School
Join us in the interview with Jorge Cervantes, Director of the Labor Business School.
Transforming employment relations
The panorama of a greater activism by unions in the country demands from companies a strategic plan for strengthening relations with their workers that includes strategic communication, training for middle management, and crisis management.
Interview with Óscar de la Vega Castillo, Associate at the De La Vega & Martínez Rojas, S.C. Law Firm
Join us in the interview with Óscar de la Vega Castillo, Associate at the De La Vega & Martínez Rojas, S.C. Law Firm.
Workers’ strike in Soriana due to profit sharing ends in dismissals
Some workers at the retailer protested this weekend because of the profit sharing payment that they received; the company dismissed some of the dissatisfied workers.
Workers review profit sharing payments with a magnifying glass; they apply pressure for a 10% PTU
This year the payment of profit sharing is applied with the caps established in the 2021 reform, linked to outsourcing; that is, considering 3 months of salary or the average of the PTU [Employee Profit Sharing] received in the last 3 years.
