The impending reform to the workweek in Mexico that seeks to reduce it from 48 to 40 hours per week, is generating an intense debate and analysis in various sectors. While the potential impact on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation and the capability of...
The STPS [Department of Labor and Social Welfare] is expected to have a preliminary document by this coming July 30, and the Federal Government will present a formal proposal by September 1....
A phased implementation is among the emerging measures being considered in the initiative....
The Federal Labor Law opens a debate on payment by the hour and overtime payment in face of the possible reduction of weekly working hours from 48 to 40 hours in Mexico....
Employers stated that if reduction of the work week from 48 to 40 hours is approved, the use of overtime to cover production schedules will be inevitable....
The business sector has advocated for eliminating or capping the payment of overtime in exchange for reducing the number of weekly working hours; however, only 3% of these overtime working hours are paid....
The Chair Law has already entered into force, and with it, the right to rest at work. The reform to the Federal Labor Law (LFT) established new obligations for employers with the objective of preventing occupational risks associated with conducting activities that require prolonged standing. According...
General Motors has not officially informed workers whether it will move part of its production to the United States, said union leader Tereso Medina....
The proposal for reducing weekly working hours in Mexico from 48 to 40 hours is gaining relevance in the area of labor law and productivity. Ricardo Martínez Rojas, a prominent lawyer and founding partner of D&M Abogados, has argued that this reform should be conducted...
For the reform seeking to reduce the work week from 48 to 40 hours to have the necessary flexibility, it must be made exclusively to the Federal Labor Law (LFT) and not to the Constitution. This is the opinion of Ricardo Martínez Rojas, founding partner of...