As employers in Mexico head into 2026, here is a quick refresher on significant labor and employment law updates in 2025 and what employers can expect this year.

Quick Hits

• “Ley Silla”—the Chair Law—took effect in June 2025, with Labor Ministry inspections starting in December 2025.
• App‑based couriers have been recognized as employees since June 2025.
• SIQAL, the Labor Ministry portal for anonymously filing complaints and reporting workplace accidents, has been live since September 2025.
• The minimum wage increased 13 percent, effective January 1, 2026. The daily, monthly, and annual UMA‑indexed amounts will increase 3.69 percent over the 2025 UMA rates, effective February 1, 2026.
• The Labor Ministry’s inspections are expected to tighten up enforcement throughout 2026, through all kind of visits.

2025 Labor and Employment Roundup

Mexico saw several initiatives from late 2024 gain traction in 2025, translating into concrete obligations for employers across industries.

Chair Law. The Chair Law (“Ley Silla”) was published on December 19, 2024, and became enforceable in June 2025. The Chair Law requires employers to provide a sufficient number of seats with backrests for employees and to refrain from prohibiting seated breaks when the nature of the work allows it. While the obligations had been in place since June, labor authorities initiated formal inspections on this topic in December 2025.

App-based couriers as employees. Amendments to the Federal Labor Law recognizing app...

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