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

Looser overtime limits alongside an unresolved two‑day rest rule are raising cost and health concerns.

Labor Department Proposes One Federal Standard for Joint Employment

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

Brazil Industry Group Says 40-Hour Week Would Push Prices Up 6.2%

German Health Panel Proposes Graded Sick Leave at 100/75/50/25

Mexico Sets 40-Hour Week for 2027–2030 With Most Firms Unprepared

Mexico Plans Digital Time Clock for 40-Hour Week Rollout

Spain’s Labour Ministry Pushes Ahead With Digital Time-Tracking Rule After State Council Rebuke

Brazil's 6×1 Workweek Overhaul Advances in Congress as Cost Warnings Mount

Argentina Formalizes Voluntary Separation Plan at ANSES With April 5 Sign-Up Window

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

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

Basque Unions Call Indefinite Strike at Tubos Reunidos’ Amurrio Plant Next Week

Mexico Publishes 40‑Hour Week Reform, Phased In Through 2030

Brazil Weighs End of 6x1 Workweek as Government Backs 40-Hour, 5x2 Plan

Nike Books $300 Million Severance Charge in Ongoing Restructuring

Tesla-Aligned Slate Defeats IG Metall in Giga Berlin Works Council Vote

Lula Seeks Tripartite Pact to End Brazil’s 6×1 Work Schedule

Tesla Berlin Output Dispute Intensifies as Works-Council Vote Begins

Brazil’s Bid to End 6x1 Workweek Gains Traction as Business Groups Warn of Higher Costs