A renewed stage in the discussion on the Reform to the workday 2024 is about to beginAfter months of speculation and debate, it has been officially confirmed that a new date to discuss and find out if the legislators of Mexico approve or reject the reduction of the work schedule 40 hours per week throughout the national territory.
Actually in Mexico We work an average of 48 hours a week, which makes us one of the countries that works the most in relation to what employees earn. That is why both deputies and senators have in their hands a proposal for Reform to the workday which seeks a reduction in working hours of up to 8 hours per week, so the new date on which this initiative could be discussed keeps millions of workers in suspense.
If you approve this initiative Reform to the workday 2024, millions of workers in Mexico They could spend more time with their families and improve the relationship between their employment and their work life. However, with the reduction of working hours Questions arise about productivity and the new roles or schedules that should be assigned so that entrepreneurs can adapt to the new system, a situation that has caused some resistance to its approval.
When do they approve reductions in working hours in Mexico?
It was the Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who gave a preview of the new date in which the discussion would resume and would approve the Reform to the workday 2024. The president of Mexico He recalled that despite the fact that his administration is about to conclude, the fight will still be carried out to achieve reduction of the schedule of job within the next few months.
What happens is that we are now in the electoral season and we do not want to act irresponsibly, we are going to wait for the election to pass because, if not, they will accuse us of being politically active.
The new date for approval or rejection of the Reform to the workday 2024 would be until after the elections that will take place throughout the country on June 2. This contemplates the possibility that if the current administration's party remains after the elections, the reduction of the schedule of job in Mexico It would be imminent.
We are going to wait, there are still six months left until the Government concludes and in two and a half months there are elections, we are going to wait and then we are going to give our final opinion on this matter of the 40 hours.
Despite still not having a clear scheme under which the reduction of schedule of job Throughout the country, it is known that 40 hours would have to be worked distributed throughout the week to continue within the legal framework that would mean approving this Reform to the workday.