Overview
- Deputy Miguel Ángel Sánchez Rivera of Movimiento Ciudadano presented the initiative on August 4 to the Comisión de Trabajo y Previsión Social, aiming to amend the Federal Labor Law.
- Draft amendments to articles 3 Bis, 47 and 132 would stipulate that failing to respond outside scheduled hours cannot be deemed disobedience or justify dismissal.
- Currently, only teleworkers enjoy a right to disconnect under article 330-E and NOM-037, but the absence of clear sanction mechanisms undermines enforcement.
- Spain’s 2018 digital-disconnection guarantee under article 88 of its data-protection law protects workers during vacations, yet reported breaches persist and penalties are rare.
- Lawmakers point to similar regulations in France, South Korea and India and rising Latin American interest as they seek to curb technostress and restore work-life balance.