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Recent Labor Reforms: Working Hours Reduction, Digital Disconnect, and Labor Transparency.

Name: Baker Tilly
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Adrián Bueno Mar 31, 2026

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Reduction of the Working Week.

Amendments to Article 123, Section A, of the Constitution.

Article 123.
IV. The working week shall be forty hours. For every six days of work, employees shall enjoy at least one rest day with full salary.

XI. Overtime shall not exceed twelve hours per week... requiring a two hundred percent premium over ordinary wages for excess hours.

Gradual Implementation:

Year	Hours
2026	48
2027	46
2028	44
2029	42
2030	40

Published in the DOF.

Congress must complete secondary legislation reforms within 90 days of this Decree's publication.

March 03, 2026

DOF - Official Gazette

Right to Digital Disconnect

The right of workers to refrain from work-related communications after working hours, during vacations, and leaves.

Approved by the Chamber of Deputies (447 votes). Referred to the Senate on March 10, 2026.

March 03, 2026

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Labor Transparency Initiative

Reform to Article 86 of the Federal Labor Law, driven by President Claudia Sheinbaum to eliminate structural wage inequality.

Approved by the Chamber of Deputies. Currently under review by the Senate.

March 19, 2025

SIL - Results

Prohibition of "Labor Bureaus" (Blacklists)

Aims to stop discretionary practices that limit the right to work and expose sensitive personal data.

The Senate Labor Committee unanimously approved the reform to Articles 3 and 133 of the Labor Law.

October 3, 2025

Senate approves elimination of "Labor Bureau"

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