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Workplace Regulations Reform Workweek Reduction Regulations Legislation Employee Rights Health Impacts Flexible Work Arrangements Reforms Weekly Working Time

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

The labour ministry frames the plan as a staged transition paired with electronic monitoring to ease the shift.

Bas Signals Caution on Ditching Germany’s Eight-Hour Day as Draft Law Nears

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

Brazil Starts National Push to End 6x1 Workweek

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

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

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

Senate Sets February Debate on 40-Hour Week as Draft Reform Circulates

Mexico Delays 40-Hour Workweek Plan to 2026, Eyes Phased Rollout Through 2030

Mexico Set to Present 40‑Hour Workweek Bill With Gradual Rollout to 2030

Sheinbaum Says 40‑Hour Workweek Plan Coming to Congress This Month

Mexico Readies 40-Hour Week Reform With 2026–2030 Rollout Plan

Mexico Sets Timetable to 40-Hour Week as Spain Stalls, Italy Eyes 32, Greece Approves 13-Hour Days

Mexico Accelerates 40-Hour Workweek Reform Talks as PT Files Bill

South Korea’s 4.5-Day Week Push Faces Productivity Warning and Strike Threat

Mexico’s 40-Hour Workweek Moves Into Legislative Design As Business Group Lays Out Transition Demands

Mexico Plans Sept. 1 Proposal to Cut Workweek to 40 Hours by 2030

Mexico Formalizes Plan to Reduce Workweek From 48 to 40 Hours by 2030

Mexico to Publish 40-Hour Workweek Reform Draft on July 30 as Exemptions and SME Support Remain Under Debate

Mexico to Send 40-Hour Workweek Reform to Congress on September 1