This Tuesday, September 27, the Labor Commission of the Senate of the Republic gave the green light for the labor reform that seeks to raise from six to 12 days of vacation per year for workers.
The actual Federal Labor Law contemplates six days for the first year of seniority for workers in Mexico. This reform aims to change articles 61, 76, 78, 81, 179 and 199 in terms of decent vacations.
Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, president of the Labor and Social Welfare Commission, indicated that Mexico has a debt with its workers and the right to leisure and rest, after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Being endorsed by the Senate, this reform will be presented before the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies in two more weeks.
How will my vacations be with the labor reform?
In Mexico, vacations are increased by two days for each year of service up to 14 days, which occurs in 5 years. From there, two days are added every five years of seniority. The specific points referring to this labor law have not been modified for 50 years.
If the initiative is approved in all instances, article 76 of the Federal Labor Law would be written as follows:
“Article 76. Workers who have more than one year of service will enjoy an annual paid vacation period, which in no case may be less than six working days, and which will increase by two working days, up to twelve, for each subsequent year of service.
The following table shows how workers’ vacations would increase if the labor reform is accepted.
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