Mexico Amends Labor Law’s Working Hours Provisions

Amendments to Mexico’s Federal Labor Law published May 1 decrease the workweek to 40 hours by 2030 and gradually increase the allowable overtime hours per week, matching changes already made to the country’s constitution.

The decree (Spanish) increases the maximum overtime hours per week to 12, from nine, by 2030, first moving to 10 hours in 2028 and to 11 in 2029. It allows overtime to be worked on up to four days in a week for up to four hours per day, increasing from three days in a week for up to three hours per day. The decree did ...