Manufacturing in Mexico: Major Changes in Mexican Federal Labor Law
Effective December 01, 2012, Mexico’s Federal Labor Law (FLL) underwent the most comprehensive reform in over 40 years. Many of the new laws will impact companies manufacturing in Mexico, especially those who are uninformed and/or unprepared to address the more than 300 changes in the decree. Below are three key changes employers can expect under the new decree.OutsourcingThe reform heightens the regulations on employee outsourcing (subcontracting) with potentially serious implications to many employers. The type of work performed by “outsourced” employees must comply with the