Overview

• Mexico’s lower house leader Ricardo Monreal said the 40-hour workweek reform is not on the current legislative agenda, noting its feasibility is tied to the federal budget due on September 8.
• The Chamber of Deputies’ Labour Commission will meet this month with labour secretary Marath Baruch Bolaños and convene state commission presidents on September 25 to keep technical analysis moving.
• A new Baja California proposal was delivered to deputies that sets a 40-hour week with flexible distribution and adds a 25% Saturday premium for those who work that day.
• Spain’s labour minister Yolanda Díaz acknowledged she may lose next week’s vote on cutting the workweek to 37.5 hours and pledged to reintroduce the bill if it is rejected.
• Opposition parties PP, Vox and Junts have filed total-repeal amendments and hold the votes to block the bill, while the ministry signals it can still tighten digital time registration and raise sanctions by regulation.