San Diego (Border Report) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum recently announced that it’s time to carry out 40 hours of work nationwide for employees, rather than the 48 hours that most people in Mexico currently work.
She said she wanted to do this by 2030.
According to Diana Reyes Herrera, president of Tijuana’s Industrial Human Resources Association, in the past few days, 15 Tijuana plants have acted to reduce work schedules for their employees and act according to Shainbaum’s orders.
“When we last conducted the survey, 5% of our association’s companies said they plan to carry out a shorter work week, which is still considered a pilot program,” she said. “We are still waiting for the official law to be approved. Everyone is waiting to see how this mission is written.”
The Sinbaum administration says it wants to gradually reduce the amount of time the president has to work each week.
“By 2026, businesses will need to cut the week by 2 hours each year, until they reach 2030.
By reducing two-hour working weeks each year, businesses provide time to coordinate and plan staffing needs.
The previous administration in April 2023 was first introduced to 48-40 working hours per week.
“Nothing has been approved by Congress yet, but the federal announcement is a good thing, so it doesn’t happen all of a sudden and people can plan their strategy,” Reyes Herrera said.
