In recent days, the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice ruled on the constitutionality of the Labor Reform on Subcontracting Matters, effective as of April 2021, and issued an important precedent in this regard....more
En días pasados la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (“SCJN”) se pronunció sobre la constitucionalidad de la Reforma Laboral en Materia de Subcontratación, en vigor desde abril de 2021, y emitió un precedente importante...more
La Secretaría de Trabajo y Previsión Social crea el Programa de Verificación Laboral Voluntaria para que los patrones declaren el nivel de cumplimiento de obligaciones laborales. El 1 de noviembre del 2021, la Secretaría de...more
On March 31, 2020 an Agreement establishing the extraordinary actions that must be adopted to face the sanitary emergency generated by COVID-19, was published in the Federal Official Gazette (FOG). This Agreement was...more
The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare along with the Health Ministry have issued the COVID-19 Action Guide applicable to all Work Establishments in Mexico, with the purpose of preventing and addressing the COVID-19...more
Derived from recent events worldwide, in the event that the Mexican authorities issue a declaration of health contingency that implies the suspension of labor activities of the companies in Mexico, the employee’s obligation...more
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The United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) is noteworthy for its novel “facility specific rapid response labor mechanism” (the Rapid Response Mechanism or Mechanism). The Mechanism permits the United States or...more
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On July 31, 2019, the Ministry of Labor (the “ML”) published the Protocol for the Legitimation of existing Collective Bargaining Agreements (the “Protocol”).
The legitimation process should take place before May 1, 2023....more
As part of the international commitments recently assumed by Mexico, on April 29, 2019, the Chamber of Senators approved the Bill through which Several Provisions of the Federal Labor Law and certain secondary laws in matters...more
The Internal Labor Regulations (ILR) is a set of mandatory rules for employees and employers for the development of work. Any policy applicable to employees should be included in the ILR to strengthen its enforceability....more
On June 22, 2018, the Federal Official Gazette published the executive order issuing the Federal Law regarding Special Declaration of Absence for Missing Persons in which several legal provisions of the Federal Labor Law...more