En el marco de las próximas elecciones del 2 de junio, queremos recordarles la importancia de cumplir con las obligaciones patronales establecidas en la Ley Federal del Trabajo para garantizar que todos los trabajadores...more
In recent days, the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice ruled on the constitutionality of the Labor Reform on Subcontracting Matters, effective as of April 2021, and issued an important precedent in this regard....more
En días pasados la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (“SCJN”) se pronunció sobre la constitucionalidad de la Reforma Laboral en Materia de Subcontratación, en vigor desde abril de 2021, y emitió un precedente importante...more
La Cámara de Diputados aprobó un dictamen para modificar el artículo 123 de la Constitución y establecer que las personas trabajadoras tienen derecho a dos días de descanso a la semana. Es decir, la jornada semanal se reduce...more
The Mexican Congress approved a ruling to amend Article 123 of the Constitution and establish that employees have the right to two days of rest per week. In other words, the weekly workday is reduced to 40 hours. Let us...more
As a result of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“UMSCA”) over the next years, incentives for nearshoring to Mexico will remain high for companies doing business in the U.S. and Canadian market, among others. Thus,...more
Como resultado del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre los Estados Unidos de América, los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y Canadá (“T-MEC”) en los próximos años, los incentivos para el “Nearshoring” a México seguirán siendo altos para...more
La Secretaría de Trabajo y Previsión Social crea el Programa de Verificación Laboral Voluntaria para que los patrones declaren el nivel de cumplimiento de obligaciones laborales. El 1 de noviembre del 2021, la Secretaría de...more
Join Hogan Lovells Finance and Litigation and Employment practice groups on Wednesday, 10 June for a webinar on Mexican insolvency proceedings.
Program topics will include:
- Automatic stay and provisional relief.
-...more
5/28/2020
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On March 31, 2020 an Agreement establishing the extraordinary actions that must be adopted to face the sanitary emergency generated by COVID-19, was published in the Federal Official Gazette (FOG). This Agreement was...more
The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare along with the Health Ministry have issued the COVID-19 Action Guide applicable to all Work Establishments in Mexico, with the purpose of preventing and addressing the COVID-19...more
Derived from recent events worldwide, in the event that the Mexican authorities issue a declaration of health contingency that implies the suspension of labor activities of the companies in Mexico, the employee’s obligation...more
3/3/2020
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The United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) is noteworthy for its novel “facility specific rapid response labor mechanism” (the Rapid Response Mechanism or Mechanism). The Mechanism permits the United States or...more
2/11/2020
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On July 31, 2019, the Ministry of Labor (the “ML”) published the Protocol for the Legitimation of existing Collective Bargaining Agreements (the “Protocol”).
The legitimation process should take place before May 1, 2023....more
As part of the international commitments recently assumed by Mexico, on April 29, 2019, the Chamber of Senators approved the Bill through which Several Provisions of the Federal Labor Law and certain secondary laws in matters...more
On January 7, 2019, Mexico City’s Local Labor Board published in its Labor Bulletin the new procedure for the ratification of Employee´s Termination Agreements before such authority. Such procedure came into effect on January...more
The Guidelines for the implementation of the Program “Youths building the Future” were issued recently in the Mexican Federal Official Gazette....more
The Internal Labor Regulations (ILR) is a set of mandatory rules for employees and employers for the development of work. Any policy applicable to employees should be included in the ILR to strengthen its enforceability....more
On June 22, 2018, the Federal Official Gazette published the executive order issuing the Federal Law regarding Special Declaration of Absence for Missing Persons in which several legal provisions of the Federal Labor Law...more