Inalienable rights for employees
The matter of the rights that are inalienable for employees, may sometimes seem confusing. However, it is a provision that turns out to be one of the most important at the Constitutional level. Article 123 of the Constitution establishes that […]
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Regulation of non-discrimination in the workplace
The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS), as of 2009, implemented the Mexican Standard NMX-R-025-SCFI-2009 for Labor Equality between Women and Men (the Standard). The Standard was established in order to evaluate and certify the practices in matters of […]
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Protocol for the legitimation of existing collective labor agreements
The Protocol for the legitimation of existing collective labor agreements (the Protocol), was published in the Federal Official Gazette on July 31, 2019 and amended on January 19, 2021. The purpose of the Protocol is to establish the rules and […]
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Ergonomic risk factors at work.
Identification, analysis, prevention and control. The Mexican Official Standard NOM-036-1-STPS-2018 (the Standard), establishes the elements for the identification, analysis, prevention and control of ergonomic risk factors in the workplace, preventing effects on the health of employees. The Standard is applicable […]
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Psychosocial risk factors at work
Identification, analysis and prevention In the Mexican Official Standard NOM-035-STPS-2018 (the Official Standard), the elements are established to identify, analyze and prevent psychosocial risk factors, as well as to promote a favorable organizational environment in the work centers. The Official […]
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Telecommuting is regulated in Mexico
On January 11, 2021, the Resolution amending Article 311 and adding Chapter XII Bis of the Federal Labor Law (LFT), regarding Telecommuting (the Resolution), was published in the Federal Official Gazette. Telecommuting became a common practice in Mexico derived from […]
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Agreement to terminate the employment relationship by mutual agreement
Did you know that if the employer and the employee enter into an agreement to terminate the employment relationship by mutual agreement, they are not obliged to ratify it before the JCA? Now that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it […]
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Reform on Outsourcing
On April 23, 2021, a Resolution to amend numerous provisions of the Federal Labor Law (LFT) was published in the Federal Official Gazette (DOF); the Social Security Law; the Law of the Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers; […]
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