Employees in Mexico are entitled to more vacation days—at least six additional days, depending on seniority—as of Jan. 1.
Before the change in federal labor law, Mexico had the fewest paid vacation days in Latin America and among the fewest in the world, according to legal experts.
Workers who've been with the same employer for at least a year are now entitled to 12 vacation days, double the previous allotment, at their first employment anniversary.
Employees will receive another two paid days off per year until they reach 20 days, and after six years, they'll be entitled to another two days every five years, noted Erika Collins, an attorney with Faegre Drinker in New York City.
The new regulations also anticipate that employees will be eligible for at least 12 continuous vacation days, she said.
"Global employers must review their vacation policies in order to ensure they are compliant with the new regulations and, where applicable, carry out the corresponding adjustments to ensure that employees' vacation days are adjusted accordingly," Collins said.
Country Lagged in Vacation Days
"Mexico's recent amendment to increase paid vacation days will help employees achieve a better balance between work and personal life improving their productivity at work," wrote Ana Sofia Lazcano Zamora, a Mexico City-based intern and David Puente Tostado, a Monterrey-based attorney with Basham, Ringe y Correa in an e-mail.
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