Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Mexico as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Mexico: Paternity leave extension

The Mexican Parliament recently introduced an amendment Bill to increase employer-paid paternity leave from five working days to 20 working days …

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Mexico: US Department of Labor questions possible blacklisting at Japanese plant

NAFTA free trade rules protect workers’ rights to organize and choose a union freely and several companies have fallen foul of the labour standards during the last three years …

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Mexico: Rise in pay safety net (2024)

The daily minimum wage will increase by 20% next year from 207 …

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Mexico: Deadline approaching for employers to pay mandatory bonuses

Article 87 of the Federal Labor Law entitles all employees (including temporary workers and commercial agents) to an annual bonus – equivalent to at least 15 days salary …

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Mexico: Change in the structure of working hours

For some time, politicians have debated reform of article 123 of the Political Constitution in order that the working week can be reduced from 48 to 40 hours and employees given the right to at least two days of weekly rest …

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Mexico: Expanded table of occupational diseases

The Senate of the Republic has recently approved a decree to update the table of occupational diseases – a reference point that had not been modified for 53 years …

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Mexico: New visa requirement for transit purposes

Individuals who require a visa to enter Mexico must still obtain formal clearance even if they are seeking only to transit through Mexico …

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Mexico: New public holiday in 2024

The inauguration of a new President in Mexico will take place on 1st October 2024 …

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Mexico: New teleworking obligations for employers

In Mexico, an employee is considered to be teleworking when the work is performed remotely for more than 40% of any shift …

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Mexico: Are all companies ready for the profit sharing deadline on 31st May 2023?

It is a constitutional obligation for companies to offer their employees an annual profit sharing bonus …

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Mexico: Reduction of the basic workweek

The Chamber of Deputies has just approved a constitutional amendment to reduce the basic working week from 48 hours to 40 hours …

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Mexico: Governments team up to identify scam job offers

The growth of fake job offers is now becoming a major problem area, especially for low paid workers seeking opportunities across national borders …

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Mexico: Change to paid vacation rules

Under the amendments to Articles 76 of the Federal Labor Law, employees with more than one year of service are now entitled to not less than 12 working days’ yearly paid vacation …

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Mexico: Minimum wage will increase by 20% from 2023

The rise will take effect on 1st January, when the daily minimum wage will go from 172 Mexican pesos (US$9) to 207 Mexican pesos (US$10 …

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Mexico: Price control agreement reached on key items

It would appear that the majority of food distributors have reached a voluntary agreement with the government to maintain control over the price of 24 essential foodstuffs …

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