Overview
- The Labor Ministry is holding reduced-format technical sessions with major union centers and employer groups to turn forum inputs into a draft for presentation in late November.
- Participants report unresolved design issues including income-tax treatment for commission and piece‑rate workers, operational feasibility for irregular shifts, and the burden on micro and small firms.
- The government reiterates that shorter hours will not cut pay, with a gradual, sectorized transition under discussion that could phase in the 40‑hour limit by 2030.
- PT deputies submitted a bill specifying eight-hour days and two consecutive rest days, preferring Saturdays and Sundays, with a 25% premium when employees work on designated rest days.
- ENOE data indicate roughly 30 million people in Mexico work more than 40 hours per week, about 73% of subordinate employees who would be directly affected by the reform.