A new mandatory break for Mexicans will be incorporated this 2025, according to the Federal Labor Law (LFT). Although we already know what the holidays are this year, the truth is that there is one that is officially added and you probably don’t know it, although we don’t blame you; It is a day that is only added from time to time, and here we explain it to you.
Stay until the end and meet with THE INFORMER What date it is and what day it falls on, so you can take it into account for your plans.
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This is the new day of rest in 2025, according to the LFT
The official calendar of the Federal Labor Law (LFT) Consider some fixed dates within the days off from work, such as September 16 (in commemoration of the Independence of Mexico) or December 25 (Christmas) of each year. Neverthelesswithin labor legislation they also come to contemplate “dates determined by federal and local electoral laws, in the case of ordinary elections”in accordance with what is expressed in article 74 of the LFT.
This 2025 the regulations will apply for the reform of the Judiciary and the election of ministers of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN)considering magistrates and judges in the same way on June 1, 2025.
That said, workers may consider the day already referred to as a mandatory rest day, so they may take a break from your activities at your workplace at the beginning of the month of June.
What are the days of mandatory rest in Mexico in 2025, according to the LFT?
In accordance with article 74 of the Federal Labor Law (LFT)this 2025 the following days of mandatory rest are contemplated:
- Wednesday, January 1: For the new year (already past)
- Monday, February 3: Commemoration of Mexican Constitution Day (to be celebrated)
- Monday March 17: For the birth of Benito Juárez (to be celebrated)
- Thursday, May 1: Labor Day (to be celebrated)
- Sunday June 1st: Election of judges and magistrates (to be held)
- Tuesday, September 16: Commemoration of the Independence of Mexico (to be celebrated)
- Monday, November 17: Commemoration of the Mexican Revolution (to be celebrated)
- Thursday, December 25: Christmas (to be celebrated)
What happens if they force me to work on an official non-working day of rest?
It should be noted that there may be cases in which some people must report to work during non-working days on the company calendar. LFT. However, not everything is bad; People who work during a non-working day in Mexico must be financially benefited, in accordance with the provisions of the labor law of our country.
This is what article 75 of the LFT:
“Workers and employers will determine the number of workers who must provide their services. If an agreement is not reached, the Permanent Conciliation Board or, failing that, the Conciliation and Arbitration Board will decide. “The workers will be obliged to provide the services and will have the right to be paid, regardless of the salary that corresponds to them for the mandatory rest, a double salary for the service provided,” explains.
Expressed another way, if you are forced to work on an official day of rest You could earn up to a triple salary, even next June 1, 2025, in case you are one of those who have to work.
Likewise, you must consider that this new mandatory rest date contemplated in the official LFT calendar in 2025 will fall on a Sunday, so employers must also cover the payment of the Sunday premium, which is stipulated in article 71 of the Federal Labor Law (LFT), which is equivalent to 25 percent of the ordinary salary they receive per day.
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