Marath Bolaños repeats as head of the Department of Labor: This is the “great challenge” that he will have to face in 2026.
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The Department of Labor has a great deal to contribute in order to continue benefiting the workers”, Bolaños said after accepting the appointment.
Contractual salaries reach the highest actual growth in history
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At the closing of the first half of the year, salary reviews of unionized personnel accumulated 18 months with positive balances in real terms and reached a historic figure for a January-June term.
The beauty of conflict
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In the course of labor relations it is inevitable to face points of conflict, but with a strategy focused on dignified treatment, the involvement of all parties in the design of the organization and negotiations based on productivity an integral benefits program can be achieved.
The USMCA fosters compliance with labor justice by the Private Sector
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The application of the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRLM) under the United States, Mexico, Canada Treaty (USMCA) works as an incentive for companies to comply with the new model of social justice, said Alfredo Domínguez Marrufo, head of the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration. The official stated, in a brief interview, that four […]
Mexico makes progress on labor rights, but better salaries are still needed
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Four years after the entry into force of the USMCA, and with it, the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism, there is recognition of the right of workers in Mexico to organize themselves in a union. This, however, has not translated into a general improvement of their working conditions in regard to the remunerations, as paid in […]
My boss assigns me tasks outside my job description, what do I do?
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Transforming employment relations
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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.