Overview
- The reform secured approvals from 17 state legislatures, including Mexico City, Sinaloa, Colima and Tlaxcala, enabling the constitutional declaration of validity.
- The new standard will phase in over four years: 46 hours in 2027, 44 in 2028, 42 in 2029 and 40 in 2030, with 2026 as a preparation year.
- The amendment guarantees no reduction in wages or benefits during the transition and bars workers under 18 from performing overtime.
- Overtime is newly capped at 12 hours per week paid at double and up to 4 hours at triple pay, tightening practices that previously lacked a defined ceiling for triple time.
- The Constitution preserves at least one paid weekly rest day, a point criticized by opposition parties seeking two rest days and warning that higher overtime caps and gradual timing could dilute benefits for workers.