Easily manage employment in Mexico

Federal Labour Law in Mexico provides for a minimum holiday period that all employers must grant to their employees. The amount of minimum holiday days are dependent on the employee's length of service, as described below:

One year of service: 12 days

Two years of service: 14 days

Three years of service: 16 days

Four years of service: 18 days

Five years of service: 20 days

After the sixth year of service the annual leave will be increased by 2 days every 5 years of service.

Holiday bonus: Employees receive a holiday bonus equal to at least 25% of their daily pay multiplied by the number of holiday days, starting after one year of employment. 

Christmas bonus: The Christmas bonus in Mexico, paid by December 20, equals 15 days of pay for a full year of work and includes earnings like allowances and commissions.

Under the Federal Labour Law and the Social Security Law, pregnant employees can take up to 12 weeks of paid maternity leave of absence. 6 weeks can be taken before the birth and 6 weeks after, but on the request of the mother and authorisation by the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) up to 4 weeks of the 6 weeks can be moved to after the birth. Mothers are also entitled to additional rest breaks in the six months after the birth (the nursing period).

Employees have an entitlement to five working days of paid paternity leave of absence in the case of birth or adoption of a child.

Adoption: women are entitled to six weeks of paid maternity leave of absence after the date of adoption. Father are entitled to five days following the adoption of the child.