Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Mexico as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Mexico: COVID-19 traffic light update
Although the Federal government has issued a “green light” for all but three of the country’s 32 States, many local restrictions remain …
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Mexico: Pension system overhaul
The Mexican government is planning a major overhaul of its state pensions system …
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Mexico: Welfare cover for platform workers
An agreement reached between employment platforms and the Institute for Social Security (IMSS) has introduced a voluntary system for gig workers to obtain welfare cover …
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Mexico: Legal protection of “platform workers”
The Labour Ministry is planning to increase the legal protection of “platform workers” …
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Mexico: United States reaches agreement with Mexican auto parts company to protect workers’ rights
An agreement has been reached between the US Trade Representative and the Mexican car parts company Tridonex in compliance with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) …
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Mexico: US files second labour complaint in Mexico under trade pact
Under the US free trade agreement, established unions have the right to enjoy recognition and free collective bargaining …
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Mexico: Payroll tax returns (Sinaloa)
The State of Sinaloa has just published a new online form for employers to complete when they submit data to the tax authority in respect to payroll transactions …
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Mexico: Registry of individuals or legal entities that render specialised services or execute specialised works
The much awaited guidance under the legislation banning subcontracting and heavily limiting the facility for employers to “contract out” or “outsource” personnel has finally been published in the Official Gazette (DOF) …
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Mexico: Goodbye insourcing
The government has been trying for some years to control the widespread company practice of insourcing or outsourcing core employees in order to avoid tax, social security contributions and company profit sharing obligations …
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Mexico: Employer unions
As a consequence of the United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement (USMCA), labour laws in Mexico have been amended to render unlawful the conclusion of collective agreements with employer controlled or dominated trade unions …
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Mexico: Minimum wage increased from 2021
The general minimum daily wage has been increased by 15% from 123 …
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Mexico: Mexican employers will need to adapt to new teleworking measures
The Mexican President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has just signed into Federal law a requirement for employers to enter into a special contract appendage with their remote workers …
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Mexico: Regulations governing remote work approved
The Parliamentary Labour Commission has approved regulations governing remote work …
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Mexico: Talent development scheme
Heineken Mexico is sponsoring a talent development scheme involving 300 young people being given the opportunity to attend two of the country’s most prestigious educational institutions – Tecnológico de Monterrey or Tec Milenio …
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Mexico: Government to raise workers’ daily minimum wage by 15% in 2021
With one of the lowest minimum wage rates in the World the poorest paid have been particularly vulnerable during the pandemic …
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