Mexico approves 40-hour workweek to take effect by 2030
Change
Mexico's Chamber of Deputies passed a law to cut the statutory workweek from 48 to 40 hours by trimming two hours per year starting next year and allowing employers to expand permitted weekly overtime.
Why it matters
The reform reduces the ceiling for regular paid hours, forcing businesses to reclassify many hours under overtime rules and altering compliance calculations for labour inspectors. It does not increase the minimum number of rest days, leaving daily/weekly rest entitlements unchanged.
Implications
- • Private-sector employers' payroll and human resources departments must update contracts, payroll systems, and overtime calculations to reflect the annual reductions in regular hours and new overtime allowances.
- • Mexico's state legislatures must convene and vote by a two-thirds majority to approve the reform before it can become law.
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