Mexico: parliament gives final approval to reform regulating remote work

Mexico’s Federal Labour Law (FLL) now has a chapter that focuses specifically on the issue of telework or remote work. Under the law, employers are required to cover internet costs for their workers and are authorised, in exceptional circumstances, to conduct video and audio surveillance of those working remotely.

Through . Published on 11 December 2020 à 12h51 - Update on 11 December 2020 à 16h47

Over nine months on from the Covid-19 pandemic’s arrival in Mexico, deputies approved a reform bill to regulate telework on Tuesday 8 December. The bill was then approved by senators two days later. The reform has been in the pipeline for almost two years, but has been held back by a legislative agenda exclusively devoted to the implementation of trade union democratisation and new labour justice bodies.…

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