LFT: Overtime at work? What does the law say about it?

Can you work overtime? How is it paid? Here's what the law says about it.

In Mexico, the maximum length of the working day is eight hours, as stipulated in Article 61 of the Federal Labor Law (LFT) . When an employee exceeds this limit, the additional hours must be paid in accordance with current regulations. The LFT also details the guidelines to follow, the permitted limit of overtime and the way in which the person carrying out the overtime must be remunerated.

The LFT defines the working day as the time during which a worker remains at the disposal of his employer ; this can take place in the morning, afternoon, night or mixed shifts. In addition, the law, in its article 63, establishes that all workers have the right to a minimum rest period of half an hour.

If a worker, For extraordinary reasons, you must extend your working day beyond the established eight hours; these are considered overtime. According to article 66 of the LFT, additional hours must not exceed three hours per day or be repeated more than three times per week, that is, only 9 hours of overtime per week are allowed.

The LFT also states that working overtime is in no way mandatory .

When an employee works overtime, Article 68 clarifies that if he or she exceeds the 9 hours per week, he or she must be paid the excess with "200% more than the salary corresponding to the hours of the workday, without prejudice to the sanctions established in this Law." When this does not occur, he or she must be paid "an amount equal to that corresponding to each of the hours of the workday."

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