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Mexico Employment Law Update: Reform on the increase of vacation days
10/01/2023On December 27, 2022, the decree amending articles 76 and 78 of the Federal Labor Law on vacations was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation.
Below you will find a summary of the main points.
- It is approved to increase the vacation days from the first year of service to 12 days, which will increase by two working days for each year of service until reaching 20 in the fifth year, being as shown in the following table:
Years worked | Vacation days |
1 year | 12 days |
2 year | 14 days |
3 years | 16 days |
4 years | 18 days |
5 years | 20 days |
From 6 to 10 years old | 22 days |
From 11 to 15 years old | 24 days |
From 16 to 20 years old | 26 days |
From 21 to 25 years old | 28 days |
From 26 to 30 years old | 30 days |
From 31 to 35 years old | 32 days |
- Beginning with the sixth year of service, vacation days will increase by two days for every five years of service.
- Workers shall have the right to enjoy at least 12 days of continuous vacation or to distribute them in the manner and time they wish.
- The reform will enter into force on January 1, 2023.
By Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C., Mexico, a Transatlantic Law International Affiliated Firm.
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