Overview
- Mexico’s Senate, which voted Thursday to pass the secondary labor reform, sent the bill to the Chamber of Deputies after 104 votes in general and 87–18 in particular.
- The weekly cap will step down from 48 hours in 2026 to 46 in 2027, 44 in 2028, 42 in 2029, and 40 hours in 2030, with the first cut taking effect on January 1, 2027.
- Employers must keep an electronic log of start and end times for each worker, with fines of 250 to 5,000 UMA for violations, and those records can be used as evidence in disputes starting in 2027.
- Overtime will pay double for the first 12 extra hours and triple from the thirteenth hour, with allowable extra hours rising gradually from 9 in 2026 to 12 in 2030.
- The law does not guarantee two weekly rest days, leaving schedules to employer–worker agreement, as business groups prepare for guidelines and firms such as Coca‑Cola FEMSA plan staffing and shift changes.