On December 19, 2024, the Resolution amending and adding various provisions of the Federal Labor Law (the Silla Law) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation.

Pursuant to the Chair Law: (i) it is the obligation of employers to provide a sufficient number of seats or chairs with backrests to all workers in the service and commerce sectors, as well as similar work centers, for the performance of work or for periodic rest within the work day. This provision shall be observed in industrial establishments when the nature of the work allows it; (ii) employers and their representatives are prohibited from forcing workers to remain standing during the entire work day, as well as prohibiting them from periodically taking a seat during the development of their work; (ii) having an Internal Work Regulation, within which the rules that regulate the right of workers to use seats or chairs with backrests during their work day are established.

The Chair Law will enter into force 180 calendar days after the day of its publication. Likewise, employers or companies will have a period of 180 calendar days from the entry into force of the Chair Law to adapt their internal regulations in order to comply with its content.

It is very important that employers analyze their work areas to determine whether, due to the nature of the work in question, the Chair Law is applicable. This is in order to carry out the corresponding measures to avoid being subject to a visit by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and running the risk of the imposition of a sanction.

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