Overview
- Mexico’s Senate plenary approved the secondary labor reform on Wednesday and remitted it to the Chamber of Deputies for further debate.
- The plan cuts the legal workweek in steps to 46 hours in 2027, 44 in 2028, 42 in 2029 and 40 in 2030, with a preparation window from May 1 to December 31, 2026 and a bar on lowering pay or benefits.
- Employers must keep an electronic hours registry that records start and end times, with fines of 29,327 to 586,550 pesos for noncompliance and evidentiary weight in court if both sides agreed to its use; the Labor Ministry will set the rules and gather implementation data.
- The law caps overtime at 9 hours in 2026–2027, 10 in 2028, 11 in 2029 and 12 in 2030, pays overtime at 100% extra within the cap, requires 200% pay when limits are exceeded, and keeps a 12-hour daily ceiling for ordinary plus extra time.
- Senators kept the eight-hour daytime shift in law to support a five-day pattern, yet Article 69 still guarantees only one rest day per six worked, prompting opposition claims that two paid weekly rest days are not secured.