Overview

• Deputy Patricia Mercado said the Chamber of Deputies will reopen the issue in early September with a goal of approving a reform between September and December.
• The labor ministry (STPS) plans to submit its initiative in September, with transitory articles expected to define a phased schedule by company size and sector and to anchor constitutional and labor law changes.
• Experts highlighted a core operational hurdle in that many firms still equate hours with output and lack robust productivity metrics and process visibility.
• Business resistance intensified, with CANACO Querétaro’s René Loya claiming all chambers oppose the cut as Concamin presses for gradual timing, flexibility and fiscal support and Nuevo León’s governor floated tax incentives for voluntary adoption.
• Labor minister Marath Bolaños reiterated that any reduction should be progressive, and forum proposals pointed to flexible schedules, banks of hours, tripartite oversight, fiscal incentives and protections against wage cuts.