Labor reform ·
Compliance checklist for Mexico’s 40-hour reform: 10 steps for your company
A practical list of ten actions to prepare your company for the 40-hour workweek and electronic attendance recording.
Use this list to review where you stand today and what is missing. It runs from most urgent to what you can do calmly during 2026, while the adjustment window set by the decree is open.
- Map your workplaces and staff. Who works where, on which shift and with which schedule.
- Document how you record attendance today. Paper, Excel, time clock, WhatsApp: it all counts.
- Identify gaps. Sites without a record, field staff, night shifts, remote work.
- Compare your current hours with the calendar. 48 hours in 2026, 46 in 2027, 44 in 2028, 42 in 2029 and 40 in 2030.
- Review your overtime. How much is paid today, who authorizes it and whether it respects the caps.
- Choose an electronic recording system that stores the start and end of the workday with traceability.
- Run a pilot at one site or group before opening it to the whole company.
- Train supervisors and staff. They should know how to record and what to do in case of an incident.
- Define who keeps and hands over the records when the authority asks.
- Follow the STPS. When it publishes the general provisions, confirm your system meets them (they take effect on January 1, 2027).
PPanel covers points 6, 7 and 9: electronic recording from the phone, same-day setup and records you can search on the web. Book a demo.
Sources
- Decree amending the Federal Labor Law, Official Gazette (DOF), May 1, 2026 (in Spanish)
- Constitutional reform decree, article 123, section A, subsections IV and XI (DOF, in Spanish)
- INEGI, value of the UMA (Unit of Measure and Update)
Informational content based on the text published in the DOF. It is not legal advice. PPanel is a recording tool: subscribing to it does not release a company from its obligations, and legal compliance is the responsibility of each employer. Consult your labor attorney for your case. Last reviewed: October 12, 2026. The general rules from the Labor Ministry (STPS) on electronic time recording have not been published yet; we will update this guide when they are.