The FLL amendment details what the Constitution provides and establishes additional employer obligations to support the gradual reduction of the workweek.
Key Changes Under the Federal Labor Law Amendment
Reduced weekly hours. The standard workweek will decrease to forty hours by 2030. The working week will reduce gradually by two hours per year to harmonize FLL with the constitutional amendment published on March 3, 2026. The schedule is the following:
Rest days. Although the reduction to forty hours may suggest a five-day workweek with two rest days, the amendment preserves the right of employees and employers to schedule weekly hours by mutual agreement.
This means that a six-day schedule is still permissible, provided the weekly total does not exceed the applicable cap and the daily maximum (daily shift of eight hours, night shift of seven hours, and mixed shift of seven-and-a-half hours) is respected.
Overtime restructured. Overtime will be capped at twelve hours per week by 2030. These twelve hours may be spread over a maximum of four days per week,...
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