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Coalition Extends Sunday Working Hours for Bakeries

State governments will decide whether longer baker opening hours can actually be sold to customers.

Congress Committee Approves 35% Nightwork Surcharge and Defines Night Shift Hours

Mexico Confirms Gradual Move to a 40‑Hour Workweek by 2030

ARCA Activates Digital Work Certificates Under Article 80

Mexico Sets 2030 Shift to 40-Hour Week as Germany Weighs Weekly Cap

Brazil Sets PEC-and-Law Track to End 6x1 and Reduce Weekly Hours

Mexico’s 40-Hour Week Advances, With Overtime Expanded and Rest Days Still Unsettled

Mexico Advances 40-Hour Week as Brazil Fast-Tracks Five-Day Schedule

LDP Urges Shift in Overtime Enforcement, Submits Plan to Support Use of 36 Agreements

Mexico Senate Approves 40-Hour Week Plan With Phased Rollout and Digital Timekeeping

New Surveys Show Most Mexican Workers Stay Plugged In on Vacation

Mexico Plans Digital Time Clock for 40-Hour Week Rollout

Brazil Backs 40-Hour Workweek Without Pay Cuts, Rules Out Employer Compensation

Mexico Sets Official Timeline to Cut Workweek to 40 Hours by 2030

Mexico Enacts Constitutional Cut to Workweek, Phased to 40 Hours by 2030

Brazil Delays Holiday Work Rule for Commerce by 90 Days, Sets Bipartite Commission

Morena Bill Seeks Paid Birthday Leave or Double Pay for Workers

German Crafts Lobby Presses Government To Lift Sunday Baking Ban, Scrap Receipt Rule

Germany’s Eight-Hour Day Challenged by Weekly Cap Plan as Unions Step Up Fight

French Senate Approves 12-Hour Annual Work-Time Increase