Summary
Mexico has passed a new law to reduce the standard workweek from 48 hours to 40 hours by 2030. The change will start next year and will gradually decrease hours each year. Critics worry that the law will not improve work-life balance because it allows for more overtime.
Key Facts
- Mexico's new law will reduce the standard workweek from 48 to 40 hours by 2030.
- The reduction will happen gradually, cutting two hours each year.
- The bill was approved by a large majority in Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies.
- The law allows employers to increase weekly overtime hours.
- It does not change the minimum number of rest days, which is currently one rest day for every six days worked.
- The reform could impact around 13.4 million workers in Mexico.
- Mexico has long working hours compared to other countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- The bill must be approved by two-thirds of Mexico’s state legislatures before it takes effect.
