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Last updated: 09/08/2026

Norkent for Mexico

2026 LFT reform: mandatory electronic workday recording from 01/01/2027. INAI was dissolved.

ISOMX
CurrencyMexican peso (MXN)
LanguageSpanish
Weekly hours48 h (gradual reduction to 40 h by 2030)
OvertimeMax. 12 h/week (4 h/day)
Weekly rest1 day per every 6 worked

Working hours and overtime

Maximum weekly hours: 48 hours (with a gradual reduction to 40 weekly hours by 2030, under the 2026 reform).
Maximum daily hours: 8 hours for daytime work (7 for nighttime and 7.5 for mixed), under art. 61 LFT.
Limit (overtime): Maximum 3 daily hours and 3 times per week (equivalent to 9 hours per week); under the 2026 reform the maximum limit is 12 weekly hours (4 daily hours).
Overtime premium / compensation: Double the ordinary hourly wage for the first 9 weekly overtime hours; triple from hour 10 onward (art. 67 LFT, with adjustments by the 2026 reform).

Breaks and leave

Weekly rest: Minimum one rest day for every six worked, preferably Saturday or Sunday (art. 69 LFT).
Vacation: 12 working days upon completing one year of service, with a progressive increase of 2 days per subsequent year up to 20 days, and a larger scheme from the sixth year onward (arts. 76 and 77 LFT, amended by the 2026 reform).
Maternity: 12-week leave (6 before and 6 after birth), with the possibility of transferring up to 4 prenatal weeks to the postnatal period (art. 93 LFT).
Paternity: Paid leave equivalent to 100% of salary for 10 calendar days counted from birth (art. 95 LFT, added by the 2026 reform).

Personal data protection

Data protection law: Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data (LFPDPPP, DOF 20/03/2025).
Competent authority: Anti-Corruption and Good Government Secretariat (successor to INAI after its dissolution).
Geolocation: Considered personal data; its processing requires a privacy notice and the data subject's consent under the LFPDPPP.
Biometric data: The new LFPDPPP does not classify them as sensitive by default; the principles of information and consent apply.
Workplace monitoring: It must respect the principles of lawfulness, consent, information, quality, purpose, loyalty, proportionality and accountability provided in the LFPDPPP.

Digital attendance systems

Digital recording allowed: Yes. From 01/01/2027, electronic workday recording is mandatory for employers (art. 132, item XXXIV LFT, under the 2026 reform).
QR recording: Yes, allowed.
Mobile device recording: Yes, allowed, in compliance with the LFPDPPP.
Manual recording: Yes, allowed (control cards or record sheets).

Status of Norkent in Mexico

Allowed with conditions
Norkent is especially aligned with the LFT reform published on 01/05/2026, which requires electronic workday recording from 01/01/2027. Before its implementation in Mexico, a company should consider: 1. STPS regulatory provisions: the reform takes effect on 01/01/2027; it is advisable to monitor the regulatory provisions published by the STPS to define the technical standard for electronic recording. 2. Privacy notice and consent: supplement QR/mobile app recording with a privacy notice and, when applicable, obtain the data subject's consent (LFPDPPP). 3. Evidentiary validity: for the Norkent record to constitute "full proof", seek an express agreement between employer and worker on the use of the system. 4. It does not generate CFDI or tax obligations: Norkent is not a payroll system; the employer's tax obligations (billing, withholding, filings) must be met through SAT systems. 5. Biometric data: since Norkent does not use biometric data, the reinforced consent regime that applied under previous legislation is avoided; the new LFPDPPP does not classify them as sensitive by default. 6. Monitoring new authority criteria: heed the criteria issued by the Anti-Corruption and Good Government Secretariat, successor to INAI, on personal data protection.