Chamber Sends 6x1 Ban and Cut to 40‑Hour Workweek to Senate

Overview

• The Chamber of Deputies approved a constitutional amendment to end the 6x1 schedule and lower the legal weekly ceiling from 44 to 40 hours, winning large majorities in both votes last Wednesday.
• The PEC sets a two‑stage roll‑out that reduces the cap to 42 hours 60 days after promulgation and then to 40 hours after a later window that sources describe as either up to 12 months or 14 months, creating legal uncertainty.
• The bill now moves to the Senate where President Davi Alcolumbre is expected to send it to the Constitution and Justice Committee and party leaders have named several senators as possible rapporteurs.
• Mayors and business leaders say the transition as written is too short and will raise payroll costs, force renegotiation of public service contracts such as waste collection, and strain small firms.
• Lawmakers point to Mexico’s multi‑year cut from 48 to 40 hours as a model for longer phased rollouts and targeted incentives, and Senate debates will likely focus on timelines, sectoral rules and contract adjustments.