Tijuana, May 7. Everything indicates that reducing the workday will be a task for the deputies and senators who will be elected on June 2. Although it was approved in April 2023 by the Chamber of Deputies, to date there has been no resolution and no official date for its entry into force.
Cristóbal Hernández Tamayo, professor of the Master's in Business Administration (MBA) at CETYS University, said that in 2023 there was important activity with the bill to reduce the working day, with different aspects, such as working five days with two days off , or four work days with nine to 10 hour days, that is, actions to provide greater rest and free time to Mexicans so that they can have personal activities.
The initiative in question reforms Section IV of Article 123 A of the Political Constitution, which currently establishes: "For every six days of work, the worker must enjoy one day of rest," complementing the provisions of Article 69 of the Federal Labor Law (LFT).
Why reduce the working day?
Hernández Tamayo emphasized that reducing the workday is in line with recommendations from the International Labor Organization (ILO), which would involve reducing the work week from 48 hours (the current workday in Mexico) to 40 hours over five days, or reducing it to 35 hours.
Among the positive impacts of approving the bill on reducing working hours are:
