The working day in Mexico It has given us something to talk about in recent days after an initiative that seeks to reduce the working day from 48 to 40 hours in the country was approved in committees in the Chamber of Deputies. One of the aspects that have been questioned is the mealtimebut is this included in the working day?
The Federal Labor Law clearly explains what the obligations and rights are, both of employers and of workers, so it is the ideal place to find out if lunchtime is or is not part of the work schedule in Mexico. Here we explain what you should know about this topic.
As reported in The Truth NewsCurrently, the working day in Mexico is 48 hours. Movimiento Ciudadano raised an initiative that proposes to reduce the work day by eight hours, that is, that Mexican workers rest two days for every five days worked.
Is lunch hour included in the working day?
This is what the law says about lunch hours at work
The Federal Labor Law does not consider as such a lunch hour during workdayalthough article 63 indicates that employees have the right to half an hour of rest, which can be interpreted as a period to rest or eat their food.
Furthermore, in the Article 64 of the Federal Labor Law it is indicated that “when the worker cannot leave the place where he provides his services during rest hours or meals, the corresponding time will be computed as effective time of the work day.”
With this, it can be concluded that the time to rest or to consume food is contemplated within the working day. It should be remembered that in order for the proposal to reduce the working day to advance, it must be approved in the Senate.
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What are the working hours according to the Federal Labor Law?
This is how the working day is classified in Mexico
The working day in Mexico It is classified as diurnal, nocturnal and mixed. The first one lasts eight hours, while the mixed one is seven and a half hours, and finally, the night one is only seven hours.
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